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A Complete Cover for a Damascus Mahmal
355 x 190 x 174cm, as assembled
with the name of the Ottoman sultan Mehmed Khan (Mehmed IV) AH 1067 (AD 1656–7)Istanbul, Turkey
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Statuette of a Camel and Rider
25 x 23.5 x 12cm
8th–9th centuryMiddle East
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Curtain for Door of the Ka‘bah
540 x 275cm
dated 1263 AH (1846–7 AD)Cairo, Egypt
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Panoramic View of Mecca
62.8 x 88cm
circa 1845Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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A Unique Medallion with Views of Mecca and Medina
3.7cm (diameter)
struck around 1845Turkey or possibly the Hijaz
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‘Alexander Visits the Ka‘bah’, Folio from a Copy of Firdawsi’s Shahnamah
37.5 x 24.2cm (folio, unevenly trimmed); 26.7 x 16.1cm (text area, recto); 36.2 (maximum) x 21.4cm (maximum, illustration, verso)
mid-16th centuryShiraz, Iran
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Mahmal
400 (approximate height, as assembled) x 130 x 102cm
1867–76Cairo, Egypt
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Curtain for Door of the Ka‘bah
519 x 278cm
dated 1266 AH (1849–50 AD)Cairo, Egypt
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Talismanic Shirt
87 x 101cm
17th centuryTurkey
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Curtain for the Door of the Main Minaret at the Prophet’s Mosque
250 x 155cm
period of Mahmud II, 1808–1839probably Istanbul
Hajj & The Art Of Pilgrimage (700-2000)
The Khalili Collections include one of the largest and most important groups of works relating to hajj and the arts associated with it. The collection is the largest in private hands and ranks in importance alongside that of the Topkapi Saray Museum in Istanbul. The works range in date from the Umayyad period to the late-20th century spanning 1400 years of Islamic history and come from all over the Muslim world. They include scientific instruments, coins, manuscripts, paintings, textiles, photographs, prints and postcards, as well as rare printed books and historical documents. They have been collected with the aim of providing a comprehensive overview of the subject, illustrating the various religious and artistic aspects of pilgrimage to the holy cities of Islam and the cosmopolitan nature of hajj. This collection contains over 5000 objects including more then 300 textiles and many other related objects associated with Mecca and Medina.