Sitarah for the Damascus Gate at the Prophet’s Mosque
Title:
Sitarah for the Damascus Gate at the Prophet’s Mosque
Date: Istanbul, Turkey
Location: with the tughra of Sultan Abdulhamid II (r. 1876–1909)
Materials: olive-green silk, embroidered in silver and silver-gilt wire over cotton thread padding
Dimensions: 290 x 172cm
Accession Number: TXT 623
Script:
The inscription within the floral wreath at the top of the curtain reads, ‘This noble curtain is for the Damascus Gate’. The tughra within the wreath at the other end of the curtain is that of the Ottoman sultan Abdulhamid II. The text between them is Qur’an, Surat al-Hashr, verses 22–24.
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