Qur'an scroll in silver case,

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Qur'an scroll in silver case,
Arabic manuscript on paper, covered with lines of minute black naskh, overwritten with larger brown script, portions of text within brown rules or in brown ruled semi-circles and circles, small illuminated rectangle at start, backed on white cloth, probably Ottoman, circa 17th century - 5.1cm. wide, in silver-metal cylindrical case with onion-dome cover surmounted by a crescent, with later-added screw-on spreading foot and wooden base, (the silver base hallmarked Birmingham 1907) - 14cm high

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