Decorative ornament - Pharaoh - Egypt - Khayamiya panel 1900

Large appliqué textile panel made around 1880 to 1925
Size: 237 × 116 cm
Overall good condition with some signs of wear consistent with its age and a few stains not too disruptive (see photos)

This large wall hanging in appliqué fabrics, called Khayamiya (or khayāmiyah), is a handcrafted patchwork work. Colored cotton pieces are folded and meticulously sewn onto a sturdy canvas background.
Style and Period: This model fits into the pharaonic "touristic" style (Egyptomania or Egyptian Revival movement). These tapestries enjoyed immense popularity with Western travelers at the end of the 19th century and especially in the early 20th century, notably after the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922.
Origin: Made in Cairo, Egypt, by the master artisans of the famous Street of the Tent Makers (Chareh El-Khayamiya).

Iconography:
This panel combines several symbols and motifs directly inspired by ancient Egypt:
The winged goddess (upper part) represents a protective deity with wings spread, often associated with the goddess Isis or Maꜥat.
The Pharoah (in the center): A royal figure standing on a pedestal, wearing the pschent crown (representing the union of Upper and Lower Egypt) and holding the heqa scepter (the crook) and the nekhakha flagellum.
The Cartouche (to the right of the pharaoh): An oval shape enclosing stylized hieroglyphs. While they imitate ancient writing, these hieroglyphs on tourist pieces were often decorative rather than textually exact.
The floral motifs: The sides are adorned with symmetric compositions of lotus flowers, sacred Egyptian symbols of rebirth and eternal life

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