A KUFIC QUR'AN SECTION, PROBABLY KAIROUAN, TUNISIA, FIRST HALF 10TH CENTURY

A KUFIC QUR'AN SECTION
PROBABLY KAIROUAN, TUNISIA, FIRST HALF 10TH CENTURY
Qur'an XXX, sura al-rum, vv.53-60, Arabic manuscript on vellum, 4ff. each with 3ll. of fine sepia kufic, vocalisation in red, green and yellow, sepia diagonal dashes marking letter pointing, seven gold dots arranged in a pyramid marking verses, one folio with small gold illuminated medallion with the word khamsa in reserve in 'eastern' kufic, one folio with similar large gold illuminated medallion with the word sittun in reserve, ink on verso slightly faded, slight staining, part of the edge of folio lacking
Folio 9 1/8 x 12 7/8in. (23.2 x 32.5cm.)

Provenance

Anon sale in these Rooms, 9 October 2014, lot 15