A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO, NORTH AFRICA OR NEAR EAST, 9TH CENTURY
A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO
NORTH AFRICA OR NEAR EAST, 9TH CENTURY
Qur'an C, sura al-'adiya, v.7 (part) - Qur'an CI, sura al-Qar'iya, v.3 (part), Arabic manuscript on vellum, 7ll. of black kufic, diacritics in red, clusters of six gold roundels marking verses, a gold medallion marking 'ashr, verso with gold illuminated sura heading with a marginal medallion
12 ¾ x 9 ¼in. (32.3 x 23.4cm.)
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A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO
NORTH AFRICA OR NEAR EAST, 9TH CENTURY
Qur'an C, sura al-'adiya, v.7 (part) - Qur'an CI, sura al-Qar'iya, v.3 (part), Arabic manuscript on vellum, 7ll. of black kufic, diacritics in red, clusters of six gold roundels marking verses, a gold medallion marking 'ashr, verso with gold illuminated sura heading with a marginal medallion
12 ¾ x 9 ¼in. (32.3 x 23.4cm.)