AN OTTOMAN MIHRAB BROCADE DOOR DECORATION, POSSIBLY SYRIA OR EGYPT, 19TH CENTURY

AN OTTOMAN MIHRAB BROCADE DOOR DECORATION, POSSIBLY SYRIA OR EGYPT, 19TH CENTURY

Reference: ART3001300

Ottoman Mihrab Surround
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This very large, elegant embroidery would have been hung so that it surrounded a mosque mihrab, the niche indicating the direction of Mecca which worshipers faced during their prayers.
290 by 170 cm.