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Curtain for the door of the Kaaba in the name of Sultan Abdul Ahmed I
(ستارة لباب الكعبة باسم السلطان عبد أحمد الأول)

Title	Curtain for the door of the Kaaba in the name of Sultan Abdul Ahmed I
Title Original	ستارة لباب الكعبة باسم السلطان عبد أحمد الأول
Publication Date:	It was dated 1015 AH / 1606 AD
Publication Place	- Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	550 × 275 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	TXT 253
Record ID	object;EPM;uk;Mus22;31;ar
Library Location	Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art
Date	It was dated 1015 AH / 1606 AD
Notes	In her study of the Bab al-Kaaba curtains in Topkapi Palace, Tulya Tezcan identified four main styles. The first is the curtain bearing the name of Sultan Suleiman the Great and the date 950 AH / 1543 - 4 AD. The second style to which this curtain belongs appears to have been common for a long time and is known for examples dating back to the late sixteenth century to the beginning of the eighteenth century. Distinctive details of this style include five arches at the top, as well as zigzag/broken panels and alternating architectural decorative elements at the bottom. The order of manufacture and date are located directly above the previous information. This curtain was ordered to be made and presented to the Kaaba by Sultan Ahmed I.
Sample Text	“Curtain for the door of the Kaaba in the name of Sultan Abdul Ahmed I” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;uk;Mus22;31;ar

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Curtain for the door of the Kaaba in the name of Sultan Abdul Ahmed I

(ستارة لباب الكعبة باسم السلطان عبد أحمد الأول)

Publication Date It was dated 1015 AH / 1606 AD

Publication Place - Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 550 × 275 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID TXT 253

Record ID object;EPM;uk;Mus22;31;ar

Library Location Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art

Date It was dated 1015 AH / 1606 AD

Notes In her study of the Bab al-Kaaba curtains in Topkapi Palace, Tulya Tezcan identified four main styles. The first is the curtain bearing the name of Sultan Suleiman the Great and the date 950 AH / 1543 - 4 AD. The second style to which this curtain belongs appears to have been common for a long time and is known for examples dating back to the late sixteenth century to the beginning of the eighteenth century. Distinctive details of this style include five arches at the top, as well as zigzag/broken panels and alternating architectural decorative elements at the bottom. The order of manufacture and date are located directly above the previous information. This curtain was ordered to be made and presented to the Kaaba by Sultan Ahmed I.

Sample Text “Curtain for the door of the Kaaba in the name of Sultan Abdul Ahmed I” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;uk;Mus22;31;ar