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Pilgrim's Banner
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This object is derived from the Ottoman shield-shaped banners known as "sanjak." The decorative program consists of Arabic inscriptions enhanced with talismanic emblems and floral and geometric motifs. The two-bladed sword on the lower half of the banner is known as "Dhu 'l-Faqar. The blades bear an inscription from the Qur'an in Maghribi script. An abbreviated version of the same verse is written in the large horizontal band near the top of the banner.
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of John Goelet
Title: Pilgrim's Banner
Description:
This object is derived from the Ottoman shield-shaped banners known as "sanjak.
" The decorative program consists of Arabic inscriptions enhanced with talismanic emblems and floral and geometric motifs.
The two-bladed sword on the lower half of the banner is known as "Dhu 'l-Faqar.
The blades bear an inscription from the Qur'an in Maghribi script.
An abbreviated version of the same verse is written in the large horizontal band near the top of the banner.
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