ID 1033127
Lot 18 | TWO KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIOS
Estimate value
£ 3 500 – 5 000
NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
The larger folio Qur'an XVII, sura al-isra, v.37 (part) - 40 (part), Arabic manuscript on vellum, 6ll. of sepia kufic, diacritics in red and green, gold roundels marking verses; the smaller Qur'an XLVI, sura al-ahqaf, v.6 (part) - 12, Arabic manuscript on vellum with 12ll. of black kufic, diacritics in red and green, framed and glazed, both framed and glazed
The larger 8 3/8 x 12 3/8in. (21.1 x 31.9cm.); the smaller 5 3/8 x 8 ¾in. (13.6 x 22.2cm.)
| Art style: | Abbasid (750-940) |
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| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
| Art style: | Abbasid (750-940) |
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| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
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