An Ottoman silk and metal-thread textile panel with roundel featuring the name of Allah, Turkey, 19th century

of square format, with a central medallion featuring Allah in a large Thuluth script embroidered with gilt metal threads in relief, against a black silk background and inside a red silk band containing a calligraphic inscription, also in gilt metallic threads, radiating rays and four smaller roundels to each corner with a green background and an inscription

In overall fairly good condition, intact, the silk background with minor tears spread across the surface, sown onto a black cotton sheet, few loose metallic threads on central inscription, as viewed.
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inscriptions

In the centre:

allah jalla jalalahu

'God, exalted be His glory'

In the band:  Qur'an, chapter XLVIII (al-Fath), verses 4 and 5,

With the tughra of Sultan Mahmud II (1223-55 AH/1808-39 AD) including the phrase that it is his hand.

In the four roundels:

al-rahman/ al-rahim/ al-malik / al-quddus

'The Most Compassionate.  The Most Merciful. The King. The Holy One'