Lot
51
Lot 51
"A SET OF SILK AND METAL THREAD FRAGMENTS OF A BANNER(SANJAK...
Estimate
£5,000 - £8,000
"A SET OF SILK AND METAL THREAD FRAGMENTS OF A BANNER(SANJAK),
OTTOMAN, ISTANBUL, TURKEY,
CIRCA 1800"
The kalima-i Tawheed in gold thread written in thuluth on crimson silk, further band of crimson silk border with gold thuluth basmala and complete sura al-ikhlas,and outer border gold threaded scrolling flowers and leaves, all part of a huge Islamic Ottoman banner, the complete banners (sanjak)with repetition of those inscriptions, recently sold at Christies and another one at Bonhams Auction houses.
Another examples of fragments at Ex-Kevorkian collection
44 x 14 cm BASMALA AND QUR’AN 112 SURA AL-IKHLAS
29x10 cm MUHAMMAD AL-RASULULLAH
28x 10cm LA ILAHE ILLA ALLAH
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