Collection Number | 104 |
Title | Arabic calligraphy |
Time | 1970 circa |
Time Acquisition | 1998 |
Place | Madura, East Java, indonesia |
Place of Acquisition | Present by friend and activist Julius SuryJulius R. Siyaranamual |
Name Painter (Place and Year of Birth-Death) |
Unknown |
Size | 30cm x 23cm |
Category (Sub-Category) |
Islam (Calligraphy) |
Current Location | Bangkok, Thailand (Home) |
Description | In this apotropaic composition (supposedly with the power to avert evil or bad luck) the central Arabic calligraphy
says “Laa ilaaha illallah Muhamadun Rosululloh” [“There is no God (Allah), but God (Allah), and Muhammad is the emissary of Allah”] Glass paintings with such calligraphies and/or religious motifs –often with mystical significance—are placed in the house to protect the household. |