An Ottoman silk and metal thread calligraphic band (hizam) from the Holy Ka'ba at Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 19th/early 20th century

the black silk ground embroidered with silver and gilt metal threads, featuring a monumental calligraphic frieze in thuluth, bordered by bands with scrolling tendrils, applied yellow silk spandrels with a calligraphic green silk roundel

Scattered tears throughout on black silk ground, with some associated restoration, including re-stitching of cloth and re-dyeing, mounted on a textile with velcro band at top and side edges, some bending and loose metal threads, as viewed.
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Qur’an, chapter II (al-baqarah), verse 197.