tugra

This inscription panel is embroidered in the dival technique in yellow wire on green velvet, surrounded by a border of scrolls. The Arabic inscription literally reads, “Here lies Hazrat Fatima Al-Zahra, most illustrious of women, may Allah grants her Her blessing.” It could have been used on her tomb in Madinah. (Ottoman, 19th century)

This inscription panel is embroidered in the dival technique in yellow wire on green velvet, surrounded by a border of scrolls. The Arabic inscription literally reads, “Here lies Hazrat Fatima Al-Zahra, most illustrious of women, may Allah grants her Her blessing.” It could have been used on her tomb in Madinah. (Ottoman, 19th century)