AN IMPRESSIVE AND EARLY ILLUMINATED KUFIC QUR`AN FOLIO - photo 1
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AN IMPRESSIVE AND EARLY ILLUMINATED KUFIC QUR`AN FOLIO

Lot 1
01.05.2025 11:00UTC +01:00
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£ 107 100
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ID 1404664
Lot 1 | AN IMPRESSIVE AND EARLY ILLUMINATED KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO
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£ 100 000 – 120 000
AN IMPRESSIVE AND EARLY ILLUMINATED KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO
PROBABLY DAMASCUS, UMAYYAD SYRIA, 8TH/9TH CENTURY
Arabic manuscript on vellum, Qur'an II, sura al-baqara, vv.5-8 (part), the folio with 8ll. elegant sepia kufic, later added diagonal dashes marking letter pointing, red and green dots for vocalisation, set within knotted strapwork borders containing geometric and vegetal motifs in green, blue, yellow and brown, two edges with large palmettes and dart motifs extending into the margin, verso similar, losses to the margins and to the text, set into later paper margins
Text panel 5 ¾ x 9 ½in. (14.5 x 23.4cm.); folio 10 ¾ x 14in. (26.8 x 33.5cm.) at largest




Provenance

Anon. sale, Christie's London, 6 October 2011, lot 25
Art style:Umayyad dynasty (661-1031)
Place of origin:Asia, Syria
Auction house category:Books and manuscripts, Arms & Armor
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