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For a note on the Qur'an from which this comes, and similar folios which have recently sold at auction, please see the two preceding lots.
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IRAN OR NEAR EAST, CIRCA 9TH CENTURY
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A QUR'AN BIFOLIUM
IRAN OR NEAR EAST, CIRCA 9TH CENTURY
Qu'ran XXII, sura al-hajj, vv. 16-19, Arabic manuscript on vellum, 2ff. each with 7ll. of dark sepia kufic, green and red dots marking vocalisation, one folio with the word sajda in gold eastern kufic in the margin, slight staining
Folio 11 x 14in. (28 x 37.5cm.) (2)
IRAN OR NEAR EAST, CIRCA 9TH CENTURY
Qu'ran XXII, sura al-hajj, vv. 16-19, Arabic manuscript on vellum, 2ff. each with 7ll. of dark sepia kufic, green and red dots marking vocalisation, one folio with the word sajda in gold eastern kufic in the margin, slight staining
Folio 11 x 14in. (28 x 37.5cm.) (2)
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