File:Khalili Collection Hajj and Arts of Pilgrimage txt 0474.jpg
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Sitarah for the Door of the Ka'bah
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Sitarah for the Door of the Ka'bah |
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sitara  |
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| Description |
English: Although the basic design of the sitarah changed over the centuries, Qur’anic verses always played a prominent role in its decoration. They are arranged in panels, friezes and cartouches and are mostly in thulth script. At the centre of this sitarah is a cartouche with the name and titles of the Ottoman sultan Mahmud II, who ordered the sitarah, and the date 1236 AH (1820–21 AD). The inscriptions, starting at the top, consist of ... see full description on web site |
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| Date | dated 1236 AH (1820-21 AD) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | black silk with red and olive-green silk appliqués, relief-embroidered in silver and silver-gilt wire over card and cotton thread padding | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of creation | Cairo | ||||||||||||||||||||
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https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/hajj-and-the-arts-of-pilgrimage/sitarah-for-the-door-of-the-kabah-txt-474/ (English) |
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| Description | Sitarah for the Door of the Ka'bah |
| Source | Khalili Collections |
| Author | Khalili Collections |
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