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Lot 10
A KUFIC QUR’AN FOLIO, NORTH AFRICA OR NEAR EAST, 9TH/10TH C...
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£20,000
A KUFIC QUR’AN FOLIO, NORTH AFRICA OR NEAR EAST, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
"Qur’an LXXXI. Sura al-Takwir vv.21-vv.29
Qur’an LXXXII. Sura al-Infitar sura heading part of Basmala
Arabic manuscript on vellum, 7 lines of black Kufic script, diacritics in red, some letter pointings with sepia dashes, each verses separated with florish gold rosettes, one sura heading in gold Kufic issuing a palmette into the margin. This Kufic Qur’an folio is remarkable for the finely drawn gold and polychrome illuminated palmette which extends into the margin.
20,6 x 30,5 cm
Provenance: An art gallery in London, 2008
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Auction Date:
25th May 2023
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