Veil of St. Anne

The so-called "Veil of St. Anne" (voile de Sainte-Anne), also known as the "Arab Standard" (étendard arabe), is the mantle of a Fatimid caliph, Al-Mustaʽli, from 1096/97, that was brought to Provence after the First Crusade, from Damietta and deposited at the treasury of the Cathedral of St. Anne at Apt. For a long time it was considered as a Christian relic; today it is recognized as one of the chief surviving examples of Fatimid art.