A metal thread-embroidered silk calligraphic panel Probably Egypt, 19th/ 20th Century of square form, the black ground emroidered in gilt-silver thread, with a roundel formed of calligraphy in thuluth, the corners with foliate interlace, mounted 83 x 83 cm. Footnotes: Provenance The Shakerine Collection, acquired Bonhams Islamic & Indian Art, 2 May 2001, lot 193. Inscriptions: Qur'an, sura CXII (al-Ikhlas). For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com