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PROBABLY EGYPT, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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PART OF A PANEL FROM THE KISWAH OF THE KA'ABA
Probably Egypt, early 20th Century
Parts of sura al-fatiha, I, v.2; sura al-baqara, II, v. 255; sura al-fath, XLVIII, part of v. 27, gold and silver thread on black cotton, the central panel with a large cartouche, surrounded by smaller cartouches all containing verses from the Qur'an, outer border and spandrels filled with leafy meander, cut at bottom
48½ x 138½in. (123 x 352cm.)
Probably Egypt, early 20th Century
Parts of sura al-fatiha, I, v.2; sura al-baqara, II, v. 255; sura al-fath, XLVIII, part of v. 27, gold and silver thread on black cotton, the central panel with a large cartouche, surrounded by smaller cartouches all containing verses from the Qur'an, outer border and spandrels filled with leafy meander, cut at bottom
48½ x 138½in. (123 x 352cm.)
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