A TALISMANIC SHIRT FOR A YOUNG MAN, INDIA, 17TH CENTURY, A c...

Estimate

£20,000 - £30,000

A TALISMANIC SHIRT FOR A YOUNG MAN, INDIA, 17TH CENTURY, A cotton shirt (jama) adorned with an array of intricate calligraphic text in naskh script, with extracts from the Quran, prayers, and talismanic letters, wOf regular form, a cotton shirt (jama) with an array of intricate calligraphic text in naskh script, adorned with extracts from the Quran, prayers, and talismanic letters, meticulously arranged in sections, each border with its own unique calligraphy, plenty of Arabic inscriptions and medallions featuring talismanic numbers and letters, precisely set within numerous panels, roundels, and cartouches, central roundels containing talismanic numbers at the front and reverse of the shirt, a large band of du'a "Fath Al-Konoz Wa Sir Al-Asrar" (attributed to Imam Ali) along with different Quran verses; such as Al-Fatiha, Surah Yasin and others, as a border

Dimensions
71 x 150 cm.

Carbon-14 Report is available upon the request.