Title: Calligraphic Panel
Date: 19th century
Location: Ottoman Turkey
Materials: gold, on black-coated board
Dimensions: 20 x 33.6cm
Accession Number: CAL 54
Other Notes:
‘Interwoven’ inscriptions became increasingly popular in Ottoman Turkey in the 19th century, although earlier examples are known, particularly in architectural decoration. Here, the words are alternately written in two tones of gold, with many letters shared between words.
Script:
written in thulth script
Bibliography:
N.F. Safwat, The Art of the Pen. Calligraphy of the 14th to 20th Centuries, The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, volume V, London 1996, cat.108, pp.172–3.
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