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Lot 34
A large illuminated Hilyeh, signed by al-Hajj Ahmad Kamal Near East or Turkey, 20th Century
12 November 2024, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£5,000 - £7,000
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A large illuminated Hilyeh, signed by al-Hajj Ahmad Kamal
Near East or Turkey, 20th Century
Near East or Turkey, 20th Century
Arabic manuscript on cream paper, the composition consisting of a central roundel containing ten lines of text written in naskhi script in gold, this surrounded by roundels containing the names of Allah, Muhammad, Hasan, Husain and of the four Caliphs, two panels of larger text in gold above the central roundel, this all on a ground of floral sprays on a maroon ground, a single line of large naskhi below the roundel, below this a further panel of four lines of smaller naskhi script, the border outside this depicting captioned items associated with the Prophet, in a lunette above the central panel naturalistic depictions Mecca and the Mosque of the Prophet at Medina, outside this an arched border containing verses from the Qur'an written in large thuluth script in gold, the outer borders with profuse floral and vegetal decoration in gold, the upper corners each with a roundel containing a depiction of further mosques, framed
120 x 85 cm.; frame 129 x 94 cm.
120 x 85 cm.; frame 129 x 94 cm.
Footnotes
Provenance
Christie's, Islamic Art, Indian Miniatures, Rugs and Carpets, 19th October 1993, lot 17.
The Shakerine Collection.