Lot 28: An Ottoman Green Silk Ka'aba Panel, 19th Century.
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An Ottoman Green Silk Ka’aba Panel, 19th Century.
Woven in a subtle olive-gold tone, the panel features repeating bands of the Shahada (Islamic declaration of faith) embroidered in diagonal chevrons, each inscribed in refined thuluth script. The chevrons are framed within scrolling Quranic inscriptions, forming a continuous devotional tapestry.
Approximately 80 x 40cm
Provenance: Part of a Middle Eastern private collection since the 1970’s.
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