ID 932133
Lot 22 | A PINK QUR'AN FOLIO
Estimate value
£ 7 000 – 10 000
NASRID SPAIN, 13TH CENTURY
Qur'an XXV, sura al-furqan, vv. 40-42 (part), 5ll. of sepia maghribi, diacritics in gold, shadda and sukun in cobalt blue, hamza marked by yellow dots, gold and polychrome roundel verse markers, recto with a large roundel marking 'ashr, the words hubus ('endowed') added to the top corner with pin pricks
Folio 12 x 9 1/4in. (30.6 x 23.5cm.)
| Art style: | Almohad dynasty (1121-1269) |
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| Historical era: | Nasrid dynasty |
| Place of origin: | Europe, Spain |
| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
| Art style: | Almohad dynasty (1121-1269) |
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| Historical era: | Nasrid dynasty |
| Place of origin: | Europe, Spain |
| 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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