HUGE ISLAMIC ARABIC CAIROWARE INLAID BRASS CALLIGRAPHY OTTOMAN BELT KAABA 14 M
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Reference Number: Avaluer:94275 | Primary Material: Silk & copper |
Type: The Kaaba belt |
This sumptuous and heavily embroidered textile was made to be placed over the door of the Ka‘ba. The piece here is of black silk with red silk appliqué...s embroidered with Copper plated with silver and gold-gilt wire. It is lavishly decorated with bold arrangements of Arabic inscriptions from the Qur’an and other phrases. In the central black rectangle is the dedication in the name of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmoud Khan The curtain was made at the Dar al-Kiswa in Cairo, it was renewed annually, and was carried along with the mahmal as part of the Hajj caravan.Commissioned by Maulana Sultan Mahmoud Khan
Length: 14 meters × 140 cmWeight: 74 K