File: Khalili Collection Islamic Art txt 0222.1.jpg
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Summary
Object
Panel with the Single Name, Allah, Repeated
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| Title |
Panel with the Single Name, Allah, Repeated |
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| Object type |
textile artwork  |
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| Description |
English: This large panel of indigo-blue silk is decorated with an all-over pattern in white which consists simply of a repeat of the word Allah (‘God’) in a plain naskh script. The pattern is almost a visual representation of the ritual of dhikr (‘remembrance’) as practised by certain Sufi orders, who attempt to release themselves from concern with this world by the repetition of the name of God. |
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| Date | 18th century | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | silk, plain weave, with the pattern carried on additional wefts | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Collection |
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| Accession number |
TXT 0222 (Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art) |
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| Place of creation | probably North Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||
| References |
https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-panel-with-the-single-name-allah-repeated-txt222/ (English) |
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Photograph
| Description | Panel with the Single Name, Allah, Repeated |
| Source | Khalili Collections |
| Author | Khalili Collections |
Licensing
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| current | 16:01, 29 July 2021 | | 3,160 × 2,500 (1.39 MB) | wikimediacommons>MartinPoulter (KC WIR) | pattypan 20.04 |
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