Two folios from a Kufic Qur'an, Near East or North...
Two folios from a Kufic Qur'an, Near East or North Africa, 9th century, Qur'an V (sura al-ma'ida), vv.28-36 (parts), and Qura'n VI (sura al-an'am) v. 28-38 (parts), Arabic manuscript on vellum, each folio with 11ll. of sepia and black kufic script, vocalization in red, green and yellow, later added diacritics in black, one khams marker in the shape of the letter ha painted in yellow, a 'ashr (?) marker in the form of a polychrome roundel, later added hizb marker to the margin, the two folios disjoined, mounted, glazed and framed, text area 13.4 x 19.3cm.; folio 14.3 x 22.8cm. (visible) Provenance: Christie's, South Kensington, 10 October 2014, lot 252.
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Two folios from a Kufic Qur'an, Near East or North Africa, 9th century, Qur'an V (sura al-ma'ida), vv.28-36 (parts), and Qura'n VI (sura al-an'am) v. 28-38 (parts), Arabic manuscript on vellum, each folio with 11ll. of sepia and black kufic script, vocalization in red, green and yellow, later added diacritics in black, one khams marker in the shape of the letter ha painted in yellow, a 'ashr (?) marker in the form of a polychrome roundel, later added hizb marker to the margin, the two folios disjoined, mounted, glazed and framed, text area 13.4 x 19.3cm.; folio 14.3 x 22.8cm. (visible) Provenance: Christie's, South Kensington, 10 October 2014, lot 252.