Lot 219 AN OTTOMAN METAL-THREAD EMBROIDERED KABAA KEY BAG, DATED 1328 AH/1910 AD

Reference: ART3008064

Rectangular in shape, consisting of two green velvet panels stitched together. Each side is heavily decorated with lush silver-plated thread surrounding inscriptions in Thuluth script of Qur’an 27, Surah Al-Naml, verse 30, and Qur’an 4, Surah Al-Nisa, verse 58. It was made by order of the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II and later renewed by order of Hussain Pasha in 1328 AH.

Dimensions: 65 by 39 cm.