A GILT EMBROIDERED KABAA KISWA QANDEEL, 19TH/20TH CENTURYA black Kaaba kiswa Qandeel, of rectangular form placed between the hizams or on the four corners of the Kaaba.Embellished in gilt wires on a black silk ground with Ya Rahman Ya Rahim ( Oh the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful) in large thuluth script. All surrounded by flower sprigs and arabesque on a black silk ground embroidered with bands containing Kalimat Al-Tawhid.66 by 82 cm.