A MASSIVE 19TH CENTURY DAMASCUS ENAMELLED COPPER PANEL WITH INSCRIPTIONS FROM THE QUR'AN
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A MASSIVE 19TH CENTURY DAMASCUS ENAMELLED COPPER PANEL WITH INSCRIPTIONS FROM THE QUR'AN
Syria, of rectangular form in five horizontal sections mounted on wood, comprising fifteen copper panels decorated in polychrome enamel with inscription-filled cartouches interspersed by floral and foliate motifs
250 x 150 cm
Footnote:
Inscriptions: Qur'an, chapter XLVIII (al-fath), parts of verse 27, which refers to the 'Sacred Mosque' (masjid al-haram), known as the Great Mosque in Mecca; Qur'an, chapter II (al-baqarah), verses 255 and part of verse 256; Qur'an, chapter L (ghafir), part of verse 44; Qur'an, chapter II (al-baqarah), part of verse 144; Qur'an, chapter III (al-'imran), part of verse 133; Qur'an, chapter I (al-fatihah); Qur'an, chapter CXII (al-ikhlas); Qur'an, chapter XXXIII (al-zumar), verse 53; a form of the shahadah; Qur'an, chapter CVI (quraysh); Qur'an, chapter III (al-'imran), part of verse 97, which refers to the Station of Abraham (maqam Ibrahim), a small square stone associated with Abraham in Mecca; repeat of 'God is my Lord' (8 times) and 'God suffices me' (4 times).
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