Lot 352: A CALLIGRAPHIC ISLAMIC SILK TEXTILE FRAGMENT, 20TH CENTURY

Woven with a deep green ground and cream-coloured script, while the other features a cream ground with green script. The layout consists of continuous diagonal bands forming a repeating zigzag or chevron pattern. The inscriptions are executed in a formal Thuluth script. The primary wide bands prominently feature the Shahada (There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the messenger of Allah) and repetitions of Ya Allah (O Allah). The narrow border bands contain smaller religious invocations, including the phrase Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam (May Allah bless him and grant him peace) and blessings upon the companions of the Prophet.

133 by 85cm