AN OTTOMAN MIHRAB BROCADE DOOR DECORATION, POSSIBLY SYRIA OR EGYPT, 19TH-20TH CENTURY

Reference: ART3001301

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.
340 by 220 cm.