£8,000 - £10,000
A GREEN SILK LAMPAS CALLIGRAPHIC KAFTAN, OTTOMAN TURKEY OR EGYPT, 19TH / 20TH CENTURY An Ottoman Kaftan of typical form, formed of panels of green silk ground woven with cursive inscriptions set within alternating chevron bands, green cloth lining, 99 x 73cm
Inscriptions: in the two wide bands, a repeat of the shahadah and Invocations to God, ya mannan ya hanandhu'l-jalal wa al-ikram, 'O Propitious! O Most Compassionate! Lord of Majesty and Generosity'; in the two narrow bands, Qur'an, sura II, al-baqarah, part of verse 144, and sura III, al-'Imran, verse 96.
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