A mother-of-pearl inlaid wood panel with the Ninety Nine Names of God (asma' al-husna)
Syria, 20th Century
of rectangular form with a cusped arched top, decorated in mother-of -pearl inlay with geometric designs, flowerheads and panels of inscription, with rectangular panels of pierced mashribiyya design
153.8 x 91.9 cm. max.
Footnotes:
Inscriptions: the panel bears the Ninety Nine Names of God (asma' al-husna), with the heading 'and God has Beautiful Names, you should pray to Him through them'.

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Short crack (approximately 2cm long) and loss to one piece of mother-of-pearl inlay to upper left edge of panel. Small area of damage to part of upper righthand mashribiyya panel. Some very minor chips and losses to inlay, some with painted filling. Otherwise in very good condition throughout, with general minor wear.