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Name of Object:

Curtain for the door of the Holy Ka‘ba in Makkah al-Mukarramah

Location:

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (Sharjah)

Holding Museum:

Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilisation

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Date of Object:

Hegira after 1405 / AD 1985

Museum Inventory Number:

SM 2006 - 1465

Period / Dynasty:

Saudi Arabia

Provenance:

Makkah al-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia

Description:

This curtain, known as sitara, burdah or burqa and embroidered with qur’anic quotations, forms the most elaborate part of the kiswah textile cover which encloses the Holy Ka‘ba in Makkah. This example was made under the patronage of King Fahd ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Saud, who ascended the throne in AH 1405 / AD 1985.

Citation of this web page:

 "Curtain for the door of the Holy Ka‘ba in Makkah al-Mukarramah" in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;ua;Mus21;41

MWNF Working Number: UA 41