PANEL FROM THE KISWA OF THE KA'ABA
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PANEL FROM THE KISWA OF THE KA'ABA

PROBABLY EGYPT, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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PANEL FROM THE KISWA OF THE KA'ABA
Probably Egypt, early 20th Century
Parts of sura al-baqara II, v. 5, worked in gold thread on black velvet, three cartouches containing the inscription, surrounded by floral meander
18½ x 48½in. (47 x 123cm.)
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