An embroidered silk calligraphic panel, signed by Sami, Ottoman Turkey, probably Constantinople, dated AH 1290/AD 1873
Arabic calligraphy executed in ornamental thuluth script, embroidered on a black silk ground in gold and silver thread, the composition comprising the name of the well-known Imam and Saint, Ahmad al-Rifa'i, mounted and framed
340 x 270 mm.
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Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 24th April 2002, lot 149.
The Shakerine Collection.
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Arabic calligraphy executed in ornamental thuluth script, embroidered on a black silk ground in gold and silver thread, the composition comprising the name of the well-known Imam and Saint, Ahmad al-Rifa'i, mounted and framed
340 x 270 mm.
Provenance
Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 24th April 2002, lot 149.
The Shakerine Collection.
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