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THE TWO 'AUTHENTICATIONS' ARE SIGNED BY MAHDI(?) AL-HASHIMI ..... AND BY KHALIL KNOWN AS RAHMI; BOTH ARE DATED AH 1180/1717-18 AD.
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ARABIC MANUSCRIPT ON PAPER, COMPRISING A LINE OF LARGE BLACK NASKH ABOVE A NARROWER PANEL OF LINES OF SMALLER SCRIPT WRITTEN DIAGONALLY BETWEEN GOLD CLOUDS, FLANKED ON EITHER SIDE BY SMALL CARTOUCHES ATTRIBUTING THE CENTRAL CALLIGRAPHY TO OSMAN, GOLD MARGINS AND DIVISIONS BETWEEN BLACK RULES, MOUNTED, FRAMED AND GLAZED, OTTOMAN, CIRCA 17TH CENTURY - 11.3 X 19.5CM.
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ARABIC MANUSCRIPT ON PAPER, COMPRISING A LINE OF LARGE BLACK NASKH ABOVE A NARROWER PANEL OF LINES OF SMALLER SCRIPT WRITTEN DIAGONALLY BETWEEN GOLD CLOUDS, FLANKED ON EITHER SIDE BY SMALL CARTOUCHES ATTRIBUTING THE CENTRAL CALLIGRAPHY TO OSMAN, GOLD MARGINS AND DIVISIONS BETWEEN BLACK RULES, MOUNTED, FRAMED AND GLAZED, OTTOMAN, CIRCA 17TH CENTURY - 11.3 X 19.5CM.
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