A silk and metal thread calligraphic band (Hizam) for the holy Ka'ba at Mecca

of rectangular form, the black ground embroidered with silver and silver gilt metal threads, with a monumental frieze, bordered by bands of scrolling tendrils, applied red silk spandrels with palmettes and half-palmettes terminating in a pale green ground calligraphic roundel with red ground centre

Some tears and repairs to the silk ground, overall good condition, as viewed
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inscriptions

In the end roundel, in the centre: 'Allah'

In the border: Qur'an, surah al-Ikhlas (CXII)

In the panel: Qur'an, surah al-Hajj (XXII), 27-29