Title: Section of the Belt of the Prophet’s Tomb, with the Tughra of Sultan Selim III
Date: 1206 AH (1791–2 AD)
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Materials: red silk, relief embroidered in silver and silver-gilt wire over cotton thread padding
Dimensions: 65 x 1100 cm
Accession Number: TXT 261
Script:
The belt of the Prophet’s tomb – often referred to as its nitaq – was attached to the zigzag-patterned curtain that was draped over the exterior walls of the enclosure (the maqsurah) around his tomb chamber (see MSS 1213). The main part of this section carries verses 8 – 11 from Surat al-Fath, followed by an embroidered panel bearing the tughra of Sultan Selim III. The final panel is embroidered with the commissioning notice in his name and the date.
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