Fragmentary Ottoman Cenotaph Cover with Qur'anic Verses

İsim	Fragmentary Ottoman Cenotaph Cover with Qur'anic Verses
Basım Tarihi:	17th-18th century (Ottoman)
Basım Yeri	- The Walters Art Museum
Konu	Culture: \| more \| less
Tür	Diğer
Dil	Belirlenmemiş dil
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Fiziksel Boyutlar	Dimensions: W: 50 13/16 × W: 28 3/8 in. (129 × 72 cm)
Kütüphane:	Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası	83.7
Kayıt Numarası	walters-4732
Lokasyon	The Walters Art Museum
Tarih	17th-18th century (Ottoman)
Notlar	This cenotaph cover bears calligraphic Qur'anic verses and the shahada of Islam: "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet." It would have been used as a cover for a sanduka, a coffin-shaped stone indicating the burial place of an important person. The chevron (zigzag) design was frequently used on kiswa covers commissioned by Ottoman sultans and sent to Mecca every year to adorn the Ka"ba. A square building located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the Ka"ba, which means cube in Arabic, is elegantly draped in a silk and cotton veil and is the holiest shrine in Islam.For the latest information about this object, textiles, visit art.thewalters.org. \| Dynasty: Ottoman Dynasty \| Inscriptions: \| Reign: \| Style: \| more \| less
Parçası Olduğu	ISL \| Islamic Art
Malzeme	satin

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Fragmentary Ottoman Cenotaph Cover with Qur'anic Verses

Basım Tarihi 17th-18th century (Ottoman)

Basım Yeri - The Walters Art Museum

Konu Culture: | more | less

Tür Diğer

Dil Belirlenmemiş dil

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Fiziksel Boyutlar Dimensions: W: 50 13/16 × W: 28 3/8 in. (129 × 72 cm)

Kütüphane Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi

Demirbaş Numarası 83.7

Kayıt Numarası walters-4732

Lokasyon The Walters Art Museum

Tarih 17th-18th century (Ottoman)

Notlar This cenotaph cover bears calligraphic Qur'anic verses and the shahada of Islam: "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet." It would have been used as a cover for a sanduka, a coffin-shaped stone indicating the burial place of an important person. The chevron (zigzag) design was frequently used on kiswa covers commissioned by Ottoman sultans and sent to Mecca every year to adorn the Ka"ba. A square building located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the Ka"ba, which means cube in Arabic, is elegantly draped in a silk and cotton veil and is the holiest shrine in Islam.For the latest information about this object, textiles, visit art.thewalters.org. | Dynasty: Ottoman Dynasty | Inscriptions: | Reign: | Style: | more | less

Parçası Olduğu ISL | Islamic Art

Malzeme satin