A LONG CALLIGRAPHIC BAND OF FIGURED SILK Probably Ottoman Turkey,...
A LONG CALLIGRAPHIC BAND OF FIGURED SILK
Probably Ottoman Turkey, late 19th century
Long woven silk panel with verses from the Qur'an including Surat Al-Ikhlas, Surat Al-Ahzab and Surat Al-Umran, in kufic and nasta'liq scripts, woven with roundels and calligraphic borders.
63cm x 640cm
Similar calligraphic bands are commonly referred to as ḥizām (حِزام), literally meaning “belt” or “band”, refers to the wide ornamental and calligraphic band that runs around the Kaʿba and bears Qur’anic inscriptions, generally embroidered with metallic gold and silver thread on dark silk.
Provenance:
Christies South Kensington, Art and Textile of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, Including Worls from the Collection of the Late Simon Digby, 7 October 2011, lot. 609.
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A LONG CALLIGRAPHIC BAND OF FIGURED SILK
Probably Ottoman Turkey, late 19th century
Long woven silk panel with verses from the Qur'an including Surat Al-Ikhlas, Surat Al-Ahzab and Surat Al-Umran, in kufic and nasta'liq scripts, woven with roundels and calligraphic borders.
63cm x 640cm
Similar calligraphic bands are commonly referred to as ḥizām (حِزام), literally meaning “belt” or “band”, refers to the wide ornamental and calligraphic band that runs around the Kaʿba and bears Qur’anic inscriptions, generally embroidered with metallic gold and silver thread on dark silk.
Provenance:
Christies South Kensington, Art and Textile of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, Including Worls from the Collection of the Late Simon Digby, 7 October 2011, lot. 609.
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Time, Location
Auction House
