Lot
104
Lot 104
A GREEN SILK LAMPAS CALLIGRAPHIC KAFTAN, OTTOMAN TURKEY OR E...
1/2
Hammer
£2,500
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, Inscriptions: in the two wide bands, a repeat of the shahadah and Invocations to God, ya Mannan ya Hanan Zhu'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-Al'Imran, verse 96.
Dimensions
99 x 73 cm
Provenance
Bonhams
Closed
Auction Date:
25th May 2023
at
2pm
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