Lot 270 AN OTTOMAN GREEN KISWA TEXTILE FRAGMENT, TURKEY OR EGYPT, 20TH CENTURY
Reference: ART3008565
A refined fragment from the inner curtain (kiswa) that adorns the sacred interior walls of the Kaaba, woven in cream-colored silk set against a rich, green ground, each band with three registers of finely-drawn muhaqqaq script, between the bands alternating pendants and roundels with further inscription, lined.
Inscriptions:
In largest band: the Shahada/ Kalimat al-Tawhid.
Above: surah al-baqara, v.114
Below: sura al-'Imran, v.96
In lobed medallions: alternating, ya hanan, ya mannan, 'O the Compassionate, O the Benefactor!'
In roundels: alternating, dhu'l jalal w'al-ikram, 'Possessor of glory and honour!'
140 by 161 cm.