Curtain for the Door of the Ka‘bah
Title:
Curtain for the Door of the Ka‘bah
Date: dated 1193 AH (1779AD)
Location: Cairo, Egypt; commissioned by Sultan Abdulhamid I
Materials: black silk, with coloured silk appliqués, relief-embroidered in silver and silver-gilt wire over cotton thread padding
Dimensions: 559 x 271cm
Accession Number: TXT 310
Script:
This style of Ka‘bah door curtain is characterised by the row of reciprocal arches filled with floral designs that borders the lower end of the curtain. Above it are two panels inscribed with a lengthy commissioning notice in the name of Sultan Abdulhamid I.
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