£220
A Kaaba Kiswa Textile Fragment with Embroidered Arabic Script.
This textile fragment is a section of the kiswa, the sacred cloth that covers the Kaaba in Mecca. The fabric is deep red, adorned with meticulously embroidered Arabic calligraphy arranged in a repeating chevron pattern. The inscriptions, rendered in contrasting thread, feature religious phrases and invocations.
Approximately 140 x 87cm
Provenance:
From the collection of a distinguished gentleman in NW London
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26.4% inc VAT*
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30% inc VAT*
