A CALLIGRAPHIC BLACK COTTON TOMB COVER
A CALLIGRAPHIC BLACK COTTON TOMB COVER

OTTOMAN TURKEY OR EGYPT, 19TH CENTURY

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A CALLIGRAPHIC BLACK COTTON TOMB COVER
OTTOMAN TURKEY OR EGYPT, 19TH CENTURY
Probably for use in one of the Holy Shrines, the black ground with elegant muhaqqaq interspersed with lines of chevrons, backed, with three minor areas of splitting
56½ x 33 1/8in. (143.5 x 84.2cm.)

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Andrew Butler-Wheelhouse
Andrew Butler-Wheelhouse

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The inscription on this textile includes the bismallah and the words jalla jalalahu, 'Resplendent be His Splendour'.

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