Content
Genre/Subject Matter:

This dark-coloured print reproduces a section of the patterns inscribed on the kiswa, the black brocade cloth that covers the Caaba.

Lighter lined areas delineated the decorative script and surrounding zigzag patterns. Within the zigzagged middle section of the piece the words of the shahāda are written – ‘lā ‘ilāha illā-llāh, muḥammadun rasūlu-llāh’ – the Muslim profession of faith.

The word ‘Allah’ is twice repeated in the chevron-shaped below this.

The title indicates that this reproduction is a quarter of the size of the original.

Inscriptions:

Printed above image, in ink:

XVII

Printed beneath image, in ink:

‘Ein Stück der Kiswah (der brokanten Bekleidung der Ka’bah). ¼ der Originalgrِsse.’

Extent and format
1 print
Physical characteristics
Dimensions:

169 x 227 mm

Format:

1 print

Condition:

The print is in good condition.

Foliation:

‘XVII’

Written in
German in Latin script