ISLAMIC TALISMANIC CALLIGRAPHIC PANEL

INK ON COTTON TEXTILE
LATE 19TH TO EARLY 20TH CENTURY

AN ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHIC TEXTILE PANEL FEATURING HAND-WRITTEN ARABIC PRAYERS AND QURANIC VERSES. THE OUTER BORDER IS INSCRIBED WITH THE THRONE VERSE (AYAT AL-KURSI) IN ELEGANT THULUTH SCRIPT. THE CENTRAL COMPOSITION REPRESENTS A STYLIZED MOSQUE WITH MINARETS AND A CENTRAL DOME TOPPED WITH A CRESCENT AND STAR, COMPOSED OF SURAH AL-IKHLAS, SURAH AL-FALAQ, SURAH AL-NAS, AND SURAH AL-KAFIRUN. SCRIBE SIGNATURE IS VISIBLE IN THE BOTTOM-LEFT CORNER.

Good condition with visible fold lines and minor localized staining consistent with age.