
Oliver White
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Inscriptions: Qur'an, chapter XXXIII (al-ahzab), verse 56; and "Copied by Mustafa".
This textile is in the form of one of the eight panels that formed the hizam, an inscribed band that encircles the upper part of the kiswah. For panels from the hizam in the Nasser D. Khalili Collection, see J. M Rogers, The Arts of Islam, Treasures from the Nasser D. Khalili Collection, Exhibition Catalogue, Art Gallery, New South Wales, 22nd June–23rd September 2007, p. 265, no. 312.