Publication Date
Its history is 1235 AH / 1819-20 AD
Publication Place
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
Subject
Silk, metallic warp threads, lampas, brocade
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
قماش : الارتفاع : 294 سم العرض : 217.2 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
1.976.312
Record ID
object;EPM;us;Mus23;42;ar
Library Location
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date
Its history is 1235 AH / 1819-20 AD
Notes
This piece is engraved with the names of God, the Prophet Muhammad, and the first four leaders of the Islamic State, and framed with Qur’anic verses. This silk piece (sanjak) (shield-shaped banner) shows a double-bladed sword with a double-headed grip. It is referred to as Dhu al-Fiqar and is associated with military victory. This sword is said to have belonged to Ali, who was the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad. While the Ottoman banners were similar to this banner, they were used as military signals from the fifteenth century onwards. This example is dated the beginning of the nineteenth century and could have been carried from Before believing people while they were traveling on Hajj to Mecca.
Sample Text
"Raya" within Discover the collections of Islamic art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus23;42;ar
