AN EARLY KUFICQUR'AN FOLIO

Lot 32
07.04.2021 11:00UTC +00:00
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ID 510235
Lot 32 | AN EARLY KUFICQUR'AN FOLIO
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£ 4 000 – 6 000
Qur'an XC,sura al-balad, v.17 (part) to Qur'an XCIII,sura al-duha, v.7 (part), Arabic manuscript on vellum, 14ll. of blackkufic, clusters of three dashes marking verses, an outlinedalif markingkhams, red roundels marking'ashr, sura divisions marked by a green and red cartouche with stylised foliate motifs, restoration
Folio 61/8 x 101/4in. (15.5 x 26.1cm.)
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