AN OTTOMAN METAL THREAD CALLIGRAPHIC BAND ( HIZAM) FOR THE TOMB OF THE PROPHET IN MEDINA, DATED 1271 AH/ 1854 AD

A metal thread calligraphic band for the tomb of the prophet (Hujrat Al-Qabr Al-Nabawi Al-Sharif) in Medina, of elongated rectangular form, the red ground embroidered with silver and silver-gilt metal threads, with a calligraphic frieze bordered by minor bands of scrolls and chain pattern, at the left the large silver tughra of Abdulmejid I between two columns, at the right a large inscription in thuluth script of the Basmallah, flanked by floral sprays. Inscriptions: v. 36-v.37 from surah al-Nur Tughra of the sultan Abdulmejid I and dated 1271AH/ 1854AD 45 by 550 cm