Arts of the Islamic World, including Fine Carpets and Textiles

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Lot 46
  • 46

An Ottoman woven silk tomb cover, Turkey, 18th century

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

of rectangular form, woven in green and cream silk thread with alternating horizontal major and minor calligraphic chevron bands

Catalogue Note

inscriptions

In the wide bands: 'God is my Lord and there is no equal to Him, Muhammad is the Friend of God.  Salutation and peace be upon you O Messenger of God'

In the narrow bands

'O God, bless and grant salvation to the most noble of all prophets and messengers and may the Mighty God be satisfied with Abu Bakr, 'Umar, 'Uthman, 'Ali and the rest of his companions, all of them'

Comparable panels of identical design are in the Musée Historique des Tissus, Lyon (see Welch 1979, no.34) and illustrated in Petsopoulos 1982, p.144, no. 158, also exhibited and published Riyadh 1985, p.184, no.162.