Lot Essay
The inscription is from the Qur'an: sura III, (al-imran), vv.95-97 (part).
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EGYPT, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A METAL THREAD APPLIQUE BLACK SILK BAND (KISWAH) FROM THE HOLY KA'ABA CURTAIN (HIZAM) IN MECCA
Egypt, late 19th century
The midnight blue silk ground woven with a very strong thuluth inscription within a cartouche with rounded ends, the spandrels worked with metal-thread floral motifs, a band of meandering leafy silver vine above and below, slight damp damage, very occasional wear
33 x 194in. (84 x 492cm.)
Egypt, late 19th century
The midnight blue silk ground woven with a very strong thuluth inscription within a cartouche with rounded ends, the spandrels worked with metal-thread floral motifs, a band of meandering leafy silver vine above and below, slight damp damage, very occasional wear
33 x 194in. (84 x 492cm.)
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