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Lot 57

An Ottoman woven silk lampas-weave Tomb Cover Fragment
Turkey, late 19th/ early 20th Century

6 October 2015, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £2,750 inc. premium

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An Ottoman woven silk lampas-weave Tomb Cover Fragment
Turkey, late 19th/ early 20th Century

rectangular, decorated in cream on a crimson ground with zig-zag bands containing inscriptions, backed
147 x 80 cm.

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Inscriptions: in one wide band, allahu rabbi wa la sawahu muhammad habib allah, 'God is my Lord and there is none but Him, Muhammad is Friend of God'; in the other wide band, al-salat wa al-salam 'alayka ya rasul allah, 'Salutation and Peace be upon you O Messenger of God'; in two narrow bands, allahumma sall wa sallam 'ala ashraf jami' al-anbiya' wa al-mursilin, 'O God bless the most noble of prophets and messengers (i.e. Prophet Muhammad)', wa radi allah ta'ala 'an abi bakr wa 'umar wa 'uthman wa 'ali wa 'a baqiyyat al-sahabah ajma'in, 'And may Mighty God be satisfied with Abu Bakr, 'Umar 'Uthman and 'Ali and the rest of Companions, all of them'.

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