File:Khalili Collection Hajj and Arts of Pilgrimage txt 0039b.jpg
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Summary
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Panel from the Sitarah of the Door of the Ka'bah
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Panel from the Sitarah of the Door of the Ka'bah |
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| Object type | textile artwork | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Description |
العربية: لوحة من ستارة باب الكعبة، القرن التاسع عشر
English: This is the second of four main panels that form the sitarah (also known as the burqu'), or the curtain covering the door of the Ka'bah. It falls above the panel containing the opening for the door. Its position is reflected in the embroidered text from surah al-Fath (XLVIII), verse 27 ... See full description on web site. |
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| Date | 19th century | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | black silk, embroidered with silver-giltwire over a padding of pasteboard and cotton thread | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 85 cm (33.4 in) ; width: 233 cm (91.7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of creation | Cairo, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||
| References | https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/hajj-and-the-arts-of-pilgrimage/khalili-collection-islamic-art-panel-from-the-sitarah-of-the-door-of-the-kabah-txt39b/ (English) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Photograph
| Description | Panel from the Sitarah of the Door of the Ka'bah |
| Source | Khalili Collections |
| Author | Khalili Collections |
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