An Ottoman calligraphic wooden panel, Edirne, Turkey, 18th century

of rectangular form with sloping border, the central field with a raised inscription in gold outlined in red against a painted ground of undulating floral scrolls, the border with alternating flowerheads and leaves on an undulating stem

inscription

wa bi'l-khar ya fattah fa-aftih wa bi'l-huda

'And in goodness, O the Opener, open and with guidance'