A RED FRAGMENT OF KAABA, INNER COVER, OTTOMAN TURKEY, 19TH C...

Hammer

£2,300

A RED FRAGMENT OF KAABA, INNER COVER, OTTOMAN TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY

A fragment of silk hanging panel in the Kaaba, Of rectangular form, with an inscribed weave in gold colour over a red silk ground, embellished with a prominent inscription within two repeated broad chevron bands in thuluth script of the names “Allah” and “Muhammad” and praise of the prophet “Prayer and Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah”, below and at the top of broad bands a narrow band with further praise of the Prophet,

Dimensions
106.5 x 85 cm