A KUFIC QUR`AN FOLIO

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Lot 2 | A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO
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A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO

NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 9TH/10TH CENTURY

Qur'an XLII, surat al-shuraa, vv. 39 (part) - 51 (part), Arabic manuscript on vellum, 16ll. of sepia kufic, diacritics and vocalisation with red dots, gold roundel verse markers, with later Qajar blue and gold illuminated borders, mounted, framed, and glazed

Text panel 4 1/8 x 6 ¾in. (10.5 x 17cm.); folio 5 ½ x 8 ¼in. (14.1 x 21.2cm.)





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Christie's South Kensington, 28 July 1994, lot 205
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