A SILK HIZAM FROM THE HOLY KAABA IN MECCA, OTTOMAN...

A SILK HIZAM FROM THE HOLY KAABA IN MECCA, OTTOMAN TURKEY, 20TH CENTURY

The Hizam, or belt, is an inscribed band that encircles the upper part of the Kaaba, of rectangular form, inscribed over a black silk ground, the surface broken into cartouches of various shapes and sizes.
The central section (3) with a gilt repeated inscription on a black ground of Quran 61 surah Al-Imran v-96-v.97 in thuluth script, flanked by two circular panels enclosing in thuluth script (4) Quran 33.
Surah Al-Ahzab v.40 and (7) Quran 112 surah Al-Iklas also known as Al-Tawhid.
Further stylised (8) with Glory to our Mawlana Sultan, the victorious king Long may He reign. The upper rectangular section (1)encloses Quran 61 surah As-Saff v.9.
The second section of the upper part (2) with a prayer of the four Caliphs and the rest of the companions.The lower section in Kufic script (5) with Quran 112 surah Al-Iklas also known as Al-Tawhid and (6) with Quran 2 surah Al-Baqarah v.144.
660 by 96 cm.