Bidspirit auction | A METAL-THREAD EMBROIDERED KISWAH FRAGMENT,

A METAL-THREAD EMBROIDERED KISWAH FRAGMENT, MADE FOR THE HOLY KA'BA, SAUDIA ARABIA 20TH CENTURY - of square form, embroidered in gilt-metal and silver thread on black ground with a central roundel incorporating the bismallah, encircled by an inscription in thuluth, the corners decorated with arabesques 96 x 98 cm. The inscriptions comprise: In the centre: the bismallah and Qur'an, surah al-Ikhlas