Bidspirit auction | A Kaaba Kiswa Textile Fragment

A Kaaba Kiswa Textile Fragment with Embroidered Arabic Script. This textile fragment is a section of the kiswa, the sacred cloth that covers the Kaaba in Mecca. The fabric is deep red, adorned with meticulously embroidered Arabic calligraphy arranged in a repeating chevron pattern. The inscriptions, rendered in contrasting thread, feature religious phrases and invocations. Approximately 140 x 87cm Provenance: From the collection of a distinguished gentleman in NW London