A KUFIC QUR`AN SECTION

Lot 21
26.10.2023 10:30UTC +00:00
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Starting price
£ 40 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1033095
Lot 21 | A KUFIC QUR'AN SECTION
Estimate value
£ 40 000 – 60 000
A KUFIC QUR'AN SECTION

NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 9TH CENTURY

Arabic manuscript on vellum, 13ff. each with 9ll. of sepia kufic, vocalisation in red, green, and yellow dots, verses marked with gold and polychrome roundels, sura titles in gold kufic with illuminated marginal pendant, khams marked by gold and polychrome medallions

Each folio approx. 4 7/8 x 7 5/8in. (12.5 x 19.5cm.)





Provenance

Private Collection, Middle East, by 1975,

From whom purchased by the present owner, 1995
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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