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Curtain of the Ka’ba. Silk embroidered with silver and silver-gilt thread.

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Curtain of the Ka’ba

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Medium
Silk embroidered with silver and silver-gilt thread
Size
Height 280.7 cm
Year
Dated 1897 to 1898
Status
Private collection

Preview image: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, public domain

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