Life-size Template for the Curtain of the Bab al-Tawbah
Title:
Life-size Template for the Curtain of the Bab al-Tawbah
Date: 19th century
Location: Dar al-Kiswah, Cairo, Egypt
Materials: ink, pencil and watercolour on thick card, ghost-marked with a grid
Dimensions: 325 x 175cm
Accession Number: MSS 1128.8
Script:
The Bab al-Tawbah (‘Door of repentance’) is the internal door of the Ka‘bah, leading to the stairs to its roof. See TXT 271 and TXT 386.
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