ID 1033196
Lot 99 | QUR'AN BIFOLIO
Estimate value
£ 30 000 – 50 000
GOLCONDA OR POSSIBLY BIJAPUR, DECCAN, INDIA, 16TH CENTURY
Qur'an VII, sura al-A'raf, vv. 113 - 145 (part), Arabic manuscript on paper, 12ll. of black-outlined gold and cobalt-blue rayhani, gold rosette verse markers, reserved against gold cloudbands with orange interlinear rules, set within gold and polychrome borders, the margins with gold and polychrome illuminated medallions and pendants
Text panel 12 5/8 x 8 3/8in. (32 x 21.1cm.); folio 21 ¼ x 14 ¾in. (54 x 37.3cm.)
| Place of origin: | India, Asia, Mughal Empire |
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| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
| Place of origin: | India, Asia, Mughal Empire |
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| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
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