A hilyeh (the attributes of the Prophet), signed by the scribe Muhammad, Turkey, dated AH 1390/AD 1970-71

Arabic manuscript on paper, the text comprising the bismallah in bold large thuluth script in black ink, below this the hilyeh of the Prophet written in naskhi script within a large roundel, this bordered by the names of the Four Rightly-Guided Caliphs, all on a ground of intertwining floral motifs in colours and gold, below this a second line of large thuluth, and in the lowest register a central panel of text written in five lines of naskhi script, outer border of stylised floral motifs on a pale pink ground
670 x 455 mm.

Provenance
The Shakerine Collection.