Fragment of a Tiraz-Style Textile

Cleveland Museum of Art

Fragment of a Tiraz-Style Textile by unknown artist. The image shows a fragmentary textile with several horizontal bands of intricate designs. The background of the textile is beige. There are four intact horizontal bands and parts of two more bands. The top band features teardrop shapes with four-leaf motifs inside. The second band from the top has circular shapes with a central dot surrounded by curved shapes. The third band from the top features a repeating pattern of small red and blue flowers. The fourth band from the top and second band from the bottom have a repeating pattern of teardrop shapes with four-leaf motifs inside, similar to the top band. The bottom bands are not fully visible. The bands are outlined by a thin red line. The textile appears to be damaged, with frayed edges and some areas of fabric missing or deteriorated.