Curtain (Sitarah) from the Prophet's Mosque at Medina

period of the Ottoman sultan Mahmud II (1808-1839)

The Khalili Collections

The signature cartouche of Sultan Mahmud II appears at the top of the curtain, above the point of the arch. It reads, katabahu ('written by') al-Ghazi ('The Warrior for the Faith') Mahmud ibn 'Abdulhamid Khan. His tughra, with his soubriquet 'Adli ('The Just'), appears at the lower end of the curtain.

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Title: Curtain (Sitarah) from the Prophet's Mosque at Medina
Date Created: period of the Ottoman sultan Mahmud II (1808-1839)
Location Created: probably Istanbul
Type: PAINTING
Medium: black silk, with coloured silk appliqués; embroidered in silver and silver-gilt wire, over padding of cotton thread

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