Mecca.- Illuminated Ka
Mecca.- Illuminated Ka'ba panel on paper with a central roundel with the word Allah written in kufic script in gold radiating from the Ka'ba to the South, North, East and West which are written in the outer border, verse 97 from sura V, al Maida, The Table Spread, written in bold thuluth script in black ink around inner border of central circle, invocations to God written in small naskhi script in black in background, 4 small roundels in the corners incorporating invocations to God written in gold, in mount, signed by the scribe Hamad Riazi, 323 x 247mm., possibly Indian sub-continent, A.H. 1300 [1882-83].
Saleroom notice: this is printed with only later manuscript additions
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Mecca.- Illuminated Ka'ba panel on paper with a central roundel with the word Allah written in kufic script in gold radiating from the Ka'ba to the South, North, East and West which are written in the outer border, verse 97 from sura V, al Maida, The Table Spread, written in bold thuluth script in black ink around inner border of central circle, invocations to God written in small naskhi script in black in background, 4 small roundels in the corners incorporating invocations to God written in gold, in mount, signed by the scribe Hamad Riazi, 323 x 247mm., possibly Indian sub-continent, A.H. 1300 [1882-83].
Saleroom notice: this is printed with only later manuscript additions
