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Unknown Maker, Near Eastern

textile fragment,

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Near Eastern, Persian

Title

textile fragment

Medium

silk

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • silk

Techniques

  • Silk

Dimensions

22.9 cm (9 inches) (length)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Kufic inscription (translation): Be not secure from death in any place nor at any breath

Place

Place Made: Persia

Type

  • Textiles

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

36.010

textile fragment

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

A World of Costume and Textiles

A Handbook of the Collection

Kufic inscription (translation): Be not secure from death in any place nor at any breath

Place Made: Persia

Publications

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

A World of Costume and Textiles

A Handbook of the Collection

Exhibition History

A World of Costume and Textiles

September 22 - November 12, 1989

Textile Treasures from the Permanent Collection

January 16 - March 1, 1987

Surface Versus Structure

March 22 - August 15, 1985

Islamic Art

October 7, 1982 - April 24, 1983
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