A Kufic Qu'ran bifolio Near East or North Africa, 10th...
A Kufic Qu'ran bifolio Near East or North Africa, 10th century, Qur'an XIX (sura maryam), vv. 93-98 (part) and Qur'an XX (sura taha), vv.34-140 (part), Arabic manuscript on vellum, each folio with 6ll. of sepia kufic script, two khams markers in the form of a gold ha with polychrome highlights, diacritics in sepia, reading marks in red, yellow and green, impression of a marginal palmette from a previously consecutive folio, mounted, framed and glazed, text area 11.8 x 17.2cm.; folio 6 x 9½in., 15.3 x 24.1cm., Provenance: Christie's, South Kensington, 10 October 2014, lot 253.
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A Kufic Qu'ran bifolio Near East or North Africa, 10th century, Qur'an XIX (sura maryam), vv. 93-98 (part) and Qur'an XX (sura taha), vv.34-140 (part), Arabic manuscript on vellum, each folio with 6ll. of sepia kufic script, two khams markers in the form of a gold ha with polychrome highlights, diacritics in sepia, reading marks in red, yellow and green, impression of a marginal palmette from a previously consecutive folio, mounted, framed and glazed, text area 11.8 x 17.2cm.; folio 6 x 9½in., 15.3 x 24.1cm., Provenance: Christie's, South Kensington, 10 October 2014, lot 253.
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