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The principal motif of this section is the legendary bifurcated sword Dhu'l-Faqar which, according to Muslim tradition, was booty from the battle of Badr. The quillons, in the form of incurving dragons' heads are peculiar to the banners of the Ottoman empire. Along the blade are references to those who fight in the Holy War, from surah al-Nisa' (IV), verses 95 and 96. Banners of this type are known from the late seventeenth century: notably, one was captured at the relief of Vienna in 1683, by one of the generals of John Sobieski, King of Poland. Later, however, like other banners facsimiles of this type were also made, for example, a banner in Münster (Westphalia) dated 1225 AH (1810–1811 AD). (see TXT 329)

The Khalili Collections

London

Title

Central Section of a Banner

Date

late 17th C or early 19th C

Medium

silk, tabby weave, enriched with metal thread

Accession number

220

Work type

Textile art

The Khalili Collections

London, Greater London England

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Artist or maker

unknown artist

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