Title: Coat with talismanic inscriptions
Date: late 17th–18th century
Location: Transoxania or Khwarazm, Central Asia
Materials: Cotton tabby (or plain weave), printed in red, black, gold, grey and brown and painted
Dimensions: 177 x 122 cm
Accession Number: TXT 230
Other Notes:
Inscriptions include: the Ninety-Nine Beautiful Names of God; surat al-Baqarah, verses 137 and 225; surat Al ‘Imran, verse 173; surat al-Ikhlas; and, on the back, references to the Yasawiyyah Sufi fraternity (tariqah) of Central Asia
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