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Banner with appliqués, script appliqués in white, left, right and in the centre in squares: characters like a tughra (caligraphy of a sultan) (?); the text is the first part of the first verse of a poem by Ali bin Salwa Al-Qusari (9th century AD) reads "lisan al-hawa min mulati laka" and could be translated as: "The tongue of desire in my eyes is speaking to you - telling that I am in love with you" (translation by Isalm Dayeh, 4 August 2018)

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Nordfriesland Museum. Nissenhaus
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Dimensions
Gesamt: Höhe: 42,5 cm; Breite: 182 cm
Material/Technique
Linen, Cotton, Plant fibre
Object genre
Textiles
Objects in connection with rites, cults and beliefs
Current location
Nordfriesland Museum. Nissenhaus Husum
Inventory number
Äg 69 Etikett: S Schwabe 950=6740

Provenance and sources

when
19th century
where
Egypt

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