ID 1033169
Lot 2 | A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
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.)
Provenance
Christie's South Kensington, 28 July 1994, lot 205
| Art style: | Abbasid (750-940) |
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| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
| Art style: | Abbasid (750-940) |
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| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |||||
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