Talismanic coat

Location: Turkey

Materials: Cotton, heavily starched and inscribed in black, carmine, blue, green and gold ink; plaited silk cords and tassels a later addition

Dimensions: 108 x108 cm (with sleeves extended)

Accession Number: TXT 456

Other Notes:

inscriptions consist of invocations using some of the Names of God; the Ayat al-Kursi, and several complete Qur’anic surahs