AN OTTOMAN RED-GROUND CALLIGRAPHIC SILK LAMPAS PANEL, TURKEY, 20TH CENTURY

A fragment of silk hanging panel of the inner kiswa, with an inscribed weave in cream color over a red silk ground.
105 by 87 cm.

Inscription
within a broad border in thuluth script of praise of the prophet ‘Prayer and peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah’. Below with a narrow band containing prayers for the four righteous caliphs Abu Bakr, ‘Umar, ‘Uthman and ‘Ali as well as for the companions of the Prophet.
At the top with a narrow band enclosing ‘O Allah, bless the Prophet Muhammad, the Seal of Prophets and Messengers’