Lot 69
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A LARGE GREEN SILK LAMPAS TOMB COVER
A LARGE GREEN SILK LAMPAS TOMB COVER
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A LARGE GREEN SILK LAMPAS TOMB COVER

OTTOMAN EMPIRE, CIRCA 1900

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A LARGE GREEN SILK LAMPAS TOMB COVER
OTTOMAN EMPIRE, CIRCA 1900
The green ground with exposed ivory wefts forming a design of zig-zag bands, each band with three registers of finely-drawn muhaqqaq, between the bands further inscription, lined
8ft.8in. x 5ft.4in. (263 x 163cm.)
Provenance
Private collection, UK, 1996-2010
Engraved
In largest band, al-salawa wa al-salam alika ya rasul Allah!, 'Praises and prayers be upon you, oh prophet of Allah!'
Above, alayhim salla wa al-salam ala ashraf jamia al-anbiya al-murasilin, 'Praises and prayers be upon all the noble divinely-sent Prophets!'
Below, wa radhi Allah ta'ali an Abi Bakr wa Umar wa Uthman wa Ali wa an baqia' al-sahabiti al-jamiain, 'And may Allah be pleased with Abu Bakr and Umar and Uthman and Ali and all the rest of his companions!'
Between, Muhammad habib, Allah rabi wa la siwa, 'Muhammad is beloved and Allah my lord, and none other besides!'

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Lot Essay

This is a notably large example of the Ottoman silk lampas textiles that were produced to adorn the important places of worship in Mecca and Medina. Woven with calligraphic chevron bands, green examples are particularly associated with the Mosque of the Prophet in Medina, and these textiles were used to cover the cenotaphs in the rawdah. A similar but much smaller green lampas panel was sold in these Rooms, 1 May 2025, lot 125.

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