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GENUINE ORIGINAL 17TH CENTURY ORIGINAL AUTNETIC HAND EMBROIDERED TEXTILE WITH PLATED GOLD AND SILVER THREADS AND WITH VERY FINE FLORAL ARTISTIC MINIATURE DESIGNS IN VELVET COLOUR.
SUCH A LUXERY TEXTILE USED TO BE ORDERED BY RICH MOSLEM RELGIOUS FAMILIES AND MERCHANDS AS A GIFT TO THE HOUSE OG GOD IN MEKKA AND MEDINA IN SAUDI ARABIA TO DECORATE THE BLACK HOLLY KAABA WALLS FROM THE EXTERIOR DURING THEIR MARCHING JOURNEY EXPEDITION TO SPEND THEIR ISLAMIC AND RELIGIOUS DUTTIES PILGRIMAGE ONCE IN A LIFE TIME.CALLED AS AL HAJJ VISIT AS MENTIONED IN THE HOLLY KORAN ONCE IN A LIFE TIME.
THIS TEXTILE IS KNOWN AS AL MAKHMAL TEXTILE AND USED TO BE TAKEN BY THE RELIGIOUS EXPEDITION LEADER TO MEKKA AS SIGN OF THE SYRIAN PILGRIMAGE VISITORS AND RETURNED BACK DURING 60 DAYS JOURNEY RIDING CAMELS WITH ALL THEIR FOOD SUPLIIES.
THIS IS A UNIQUE PIECE WITH LITLE DAMAGES. THIS TEXTILE WAS BOUGHT IN DAMASCUS BY MY FATHER IN 1945 AND BROUGHT BACK TO ISFAHAN TO ADD IT TO HIS COLLECTION. |
