Lot: 318 - A large Sitar

A large Sitar

A very large impressive and beautiful, 20th century Islamic, hand-crafted embroidery. The intricate embroidery is the result of a labor of love by several people spending months working on it. 

The sitar is shaped like the historical doors of the Kaaba. Besides several Ayet the sitar is embroidered with: This sitar is made for the great Effendim Halmi Abbas Basha, servant of the protected land of Egypt, father of (al-Marhoum) Tawfik Mohamed Basha, Allah bless him, in the year 1311 AH. 

The texts are embroidered in gilded brons.

Period: 20th century 

Dimensions: 320 by 275 cm

Condition: good

Product Code: 15895

#February 2024