A Kufic Qur’an folio, Near East or North Africa, 9th...
A Kufic Qur’an folio, Near East or North Africa, 9th century or earlier, Qur'an II (sura al-baqara), vv.97-108, Arabic manuscript on vellum, with 17ll. of neat sepia kufic script, verse markers in the form of clusters of six gold roundels, khams markers in the form of a gold ha, another marker in an illuminated medallion with a kufic letter, reading marks in red, 19.4 x 27cm. Provenance: Christie's, South Kensington, 10 October 2014, lot 250.
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A Kufic Qur’an folio, Near East or North Africa, 9th century or earlier, Qur'an II (sura al-baqara), vv.97-108, Arabic manuscript on vellum, with 17ll. of neat sepia kufic script, verse markers in the form of clusters of six gold roundels, khams markers in the form of a gold ha, another marker in an illuminated medallion with a kufic letter, reading marks in red, 19.4 x 27cm. Provenance: Christie's, South Kensington, 10 October 2014, lot 250.
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