Curtain for the Door of the Ka‘bah
Title:
Curtain for the Door of the Ka‘bah
Date: dated 1070 AH (1659–60 AD)
Location: Cairo, Egypt; commissioned by Sultan Mehmed IV
Materials: black silk, with coloured silk appliqués, relief-embroidered in silver and silver-gilt wire over cotton thread padding
Dimensions: 520 x 262cm
Accession Number: TXT 353
Script:
The long commissioning notice in the name of Sultan Mehmed IV occupies the two green panels at the top of the door opening. It is interesting to note that on these early examples, the curtain is not referred to by a specific name, but simply as ‘this noble blessed’.
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