A VERY RARE OTTOMAN TALISMANIC SHIRT, LATE 17TH-EARLY 18TH CENTURY

The cotton shirt inscribed with the entire text of the Quran written in black ghubari within a square and rectangular shapes, each shoulder with a similar design, each rectangle with a single verse roundel in black and at its centre, surah Al-Kursi and prayers (adeih/evocations). Ayat alkursii ‘. Haraz ‘ama alsabayan. Duea’ alrahmini likashf alhama wal’ahzan wamuraqabat alnafs. Duea’ kamal alsihat wadawam alnaema. Duea’ alaihtijab walaihtiraz min al’aeda’. Duea’ alaikhtitam. Duea’ dalayil alkhayrat washawariq al’anwar. And duea’ alharz min alsibae wallusus.’ 67 cm. long, 98 cm. wide.

CATALOGUE NOTE With CIRAM test, these tests for the pigments and the fabric are consistent with the age, late 17th century.