Lot 283 A GILT AND SILVER METAL-THREAD EMBROIDERED KISWAH FRAGMENT, MADE FOR THE HOLY KA'BA, SAUDIA ARABIA, 20TH CENTURY

Of rectangular form, embroidered in gilt and silver metal thread on a black silk ground, this panel features a central cartouche inscribed in thuluth script, surrounded by intricate arabesque motifs.
Dimensions: 69 by 90 cm Inscriptions: “ Indeed, Allah is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing.” Quran, Surah al-Baqara, Ghafir v. 20.

Note:
This embroidered silk panel, known as a Qandeel, is a fragment of the Kiswah—the ceremonial black cloth that drapes the Kaaba in al-Masjid al-Haram, Mecca. Traditionally placed at one corner or above the door of the Kaaba, the Qandeel bears Qur’anic inscriptions and the names of Allah, symbolizing divine light and spiritual reverence.