A fine Ottoman silk and metal thread calligraphic band (hizam) from the Holy Ka'ba at Mecca, early 20th century

of rectangular form, the black silk ground embroidered with silver and silver-gilt metal threads with a monumental calligraphic frieze bordered by minor band of scrolling tendrils with palmette terminals, the spandrels with applied coloured silk embroidered with foliate forms

inscriptions

Qur'an, sura al-baqara (II), parts of 125