Details
A panel of red satin
woven with zigzagging bands of koranic inscriptions in ivory silk, Ottoman, from the kaba cover, early 17th century--27in x 22in (65cm x 53cm) and a matching fragment--7in x 13in (18cm x 33cm)
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woven with zigzagging bands of koranic inscriptions in ivory silk, Ottoman, from the kaba cover, early 17th century--27in x 22in (65cm x 53cm) and a matching fragment--7in x 13in (18cm x 33cm)
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Literature
Cf page 208, No 321a, Errera, for an almost identical silk. There are slight differences in calligraphic style.