GREEN-OLIVE SILK LAMPAS EMBROIDED IN GREY THREADS, FROM THE - Lot 30

GREEN-OLIVE SILK LAMPAS EMBROIDED IN GREY THREADS, FROM THE HOLY PLACES: THE INSIDE OF THE KA'ABA, 20th CENTURY. Rectangular form, woven in cream on an olive background with alternating calligraphic chevrons. 82.5 x 62 cm. Provenance: Acquired from Shaykh 'Umar Shaybi, keeper of the keys to Mecca. This type of textile was produced to decorate the sacred sanctuary of Mecca and Medina, covering the interior of the Ka'aba and the Prophet's tomb (al-Rawda al-Mutahhara). Other textiles of the same type but earlier are in private collections, such as lot 21 in this sale, For an identical published example, accompanied by a detailed explanation of the production and use of these textiles, see the catalog: THE KISWAH (COVER) OF THE HOLY KAABAH, edited by the Atelier de la Kiswa d'Al-Ka'aba al-Sharifa in Mecca, Ministery of Piligrimage and endowments, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 1410 H. - 1990, pp. 33-35,