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Tomb cover

Title	Tomb cover
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1800
Publication Place	Turkey (made) -
Subject	Islam Death
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 129cm, Width: 81cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	1068-1900
Record ID	1068-1900
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	This silk textile has a design that was traditionally used for tomb covers. The religious inscriptions are worked in white, mustard-yellow and crimson and arranged in a zigzag pattern on a green ground. The denser text within each V-shape of the zigzag quotes the Muslim creed, or statement of belief. This states, 'There is no god but God. Muhammad is the messenger of God'. A looser pattern is made up of the word Allah ('God') placed above the name Muhammad. This is repeated at each angle of the zigzag. The inscriptions that make up the narrower bands vary.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Woven silk Silk (Textile) Weaving
Fiziksel açıklama	Woven silk, green ground with calligraphic decoration in white and mustard-yellow outlined in red, forming a zigzag pattern
Üslup	Ottoman

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Tomb cover

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1800

Publication Place Turkey (made) -

Subject Islam Death

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 129cm, Width: 81cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 1068-1900

Record ID 1068-1900

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes This silk textile has a design that was traditionally used for tomb covers. The religious inscriptions are worked in white, mustard-yellow and crimson and arranged in a zigzag pattern on a green ground. The denser text within each V-shape of the zigzag quotes the Muslim creed, or statement of belief. This states, 'There is no god but God. Muhammad is the messenger of God'. A looser pattern is made up of the word Allah ('God') placed above the name Muhammad. This is repeated at each angle of the zigzag. The inscriptions that make up the narrower bands vary.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Woven silk Silk (Textile) Weaving

Fiziksel açıklama Woven silk, green ground with calligraphic decoration in white and mustard-yellow outlined in red, forming a zigzag pattern

Üslup Ottoman