AN 'EASTERN' KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO, IRAN OR CENTRAL ASIA, 11TH OR 12TH CENTURY
AN 'EASTERN' KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO
IRAN OR CENTRAL ASIA, 11TH OR 12TH CENTURY
Qur'an XVI, sura an-nahl, part. vv. 1 to 5, and Qur'an XVII, sura al-isra, part. vv. 127 to 128, Arabic manuscript on paper, with 9ll. of black 'Eastern' kufic script with red and green diacritics, gold verse roundels, sura heading in large kufic script, the gold outlined in black, minor losses around the edges
Folio: 16 1/8 x 9 1/16in. (41 x 23cm.)
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AN 'EASTERN' KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO
IRAN OR CENTRAL ASIA, 11TH OR 12TH CENTURY
Qur'an XVI, sura an-nahl, part. vv. 1 to 5, and Qur'an XVII, sura al-isra, part. vv. 127 to 128, Arabic manuscript on paper, with 9ll. of black 'Eastern' kufic script with red and green diacritics, gold verse roundels, sura heading in large kufic script, the gold outlined in black, minor losses around the edges
Folio: 16 1/8 x 9 1/16in. (41 x 23cm.)
Pre-Lot Text
ANOTHER PROPERTY