File:Khalili Collection Hajj and Arts of Pilgrimate Txt 0037.1.jpg

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Section from the Curtain of the Prophet's Tomb

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Section from the Curtain of the Prophet’s Tomb  wikidata:Q105887303 reasonator:Q105887303
Title
Section from the Curtain of the Prophet’s Tomb
label QS:Len,"Section from the Curtain of the Prophet’s Tomb"
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Object type textile artwork Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: Istanbul, Turkey

late 17th or early 18th century

silk lampas, with satin ground and twill pattern, selective brocading and metal thread

155 x 53cm

The inscriptions consist of the shahadah, and the names of God and Muhammad in alternate wide bands. The four narrower bands bear surah al-Ahzab (XXXIII), part of verse 40; surah al-Tawbah (IX), part of verse 33; surah al-Ahzab (XXXIII), verse 56; and a prayer, ‘And may God be pleased with Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, ‘Uthman and ‘Ali, and all of the Companions’. Textiles of similar palette and pattern are often depicted in paintings of the Prophet’s mosque.
Language Arabic Edit this at Wikidata
Date between 1650 and 1750
date QS:P,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Medium silk product Edit this at Wikidata
institution QS:P195,Q63160499
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Place of creation Istanbul Edit this at Wikidata
References https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/hajj-and-the-arts-of-pilgrimage/khalili-collection-islamic-art-section-from-the-curtain-of-the-prophets-tomb-txt37/ (EnglishEdit this at Wikidata

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English: Section from the Curtain of the Prophet's Tomb Edit this at Structured Data on Commons
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Source Khalili Collections
Author Khalili Collections
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