A SILK AND METAL-THREAD EMBROIDERED ROUNDEL PROBABLY OTTOMAN EGYPT, 19T...
A SILK AND METAL-THREAD EMBROIDERED ROUNDEL
PROBABLY OTTOMAN EGYPT, 19TH CENTURY
The black silk ground embroidered with gold-thread calligraphy, set within a thick gold border, the remains of surrounding material around the edge, unlined
25 ¼in. (64.1cm.) diam.
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al-Mutawwaj bi'l-karama al-muzallal bi'l-ghamama salla Allah alayhim sallama wa 'ala alihi wa sahabihi ajamayn - 'Oh the one crowned with prayers! Oh the one shaded by clouds! The prayers and intercession of God upon him and his family and his companions'
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A SILK AND METAL-THREAD EMBROIDERED ROUNDEL
PROBABLY OTTOMAN EGYPT, 19TH CENTURY
The black silk ground embroidered with gold-thread calligraphy, set within a thick gold border, the remains of surrounding material around the edge, unlined
25 ¼in. (64.1cm.) diam.
Provenance
al-Mutawwaj bi'l-karama al-muzallal bi'l-ghamama salla Allah alayhim sallama wa 'ala alihi wa sahabihi ajamayn - 'Oh the one crowned with prayers! Oh the one shaded by clouds! The prayers and intercession of God upon him and his family and his companions'
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