A CALLIGRAPHIC SILK LAMPAS PANEL

Lot 126
01.05.2025 11:00UTC +01:00
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£ 8 820
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ID 1404626
Lot 126 | A CALLIGRAPHIC SILK LAMPAS PANEL
Estimate value
£ 8 000 – 12 000
A CALLIGRAPHIC SILK LAMPAS PANEL
PROBABLY OTTOMAN BURSA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
The red ground with exposed pink wefts forming a design of zig-zag bands, each band with three registers of finely-drawn muhaqqaq, between the bands alternating pendants and roundels with further inscription, lined
48 ½ x 33 ½in. (123 x 85cm.)




Provenance

Private Middle Eastern Collection, since 1970s



Engraved

In largest band: the Shahada
Above: Qur'an II, sura al-baqara, v.114 (part)
Below: Qur'an III, sura al-'Imran, v.96
In lobed medallions: alternating, ya hanan, ya mannan, 'O the Compassionate, O the Benefactor!'
In roundels: alternating, dhu'l jalal w'al-ikram, 'Possessor of glory and honour!'
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