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NORTH AFRICA, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
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A GOLD KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO
NORTH AFRICA, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
Arabic manuscript on parchment, of vertical format, comprising Qur'an LXX (sura al-ma'arij), v.32-41, with 8ll. of gold kufic script outlined in sepia, with gold rosette verse markers, one gold and red marginal medallion, red and black vocalisation and diacritics, mounted
3 7/8 x 3½in. (9.9 x 8.8cm.)
NORTH AFRICA, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
Arabic manuscript on parchment, of vertical format, comprising Qur'an LXX (sura al-ma'arij), v.32-41, with 8ll. of gold kufic script outlined in sepia, with gold rosette verse markers, one gold and red marginal medallion, red and black vocalisation and diacritics, mounted
3 7/8 x 3½in. (9.9 x 8.8cm.)