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This is one of four identical cartouches from the main decorative band at the top of curtains made for the door of the Ka'bah from the nineteenth century onwards. The text, which is in mirrored thulth, consists of Surat al-Naml, verse 30: 'It is from Solomon and is (as follows): 'In the name of God, Most gracious, Most merciful'.' The design is the work of 'Abdullah Zuhdi, also known as 'the calligrapher of the two holy sanctuaries'. He was responsible for designing and executing the calligraphic decoration for Sultan 'Abdulmajid's restoration work at the Prophet's mosque in Medina, work that took him seven years to complete. He also designed, among other things, the inscriptions on the rain spout of the Ka'bah which was presented by the same sultan (see CAL 300).
The Khalili Collections
London
Title
Fragment from a Sitarah for the Door of the Ka'bah
Date
1851–1899
Medium
black silk, relief-embroidered in silver & silver-gilt wire over card & cotton thread padding
Accession number
10344
Work type
Textile art
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