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NORTH AFRICA OR NEAR EAST, 9TH CENTURY
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QUR'AN BIFOLIUM
NORTH AFRICA OR NEAR EAST, 9TH CENTURY
Qur'an II, surat al-baqara v.120 and vv.132-33, manuscript on vellum, with 6ll. elegant sepia kufic per page, red and green dots marking the vocalisation, very slight cracking of ink, minute losses to outer edge, glazed on both sides
overall 7½ x 20 5/8in. (19 x 52.3cm.)
NORTH AFRICA OR NEAR EAST, 9TH CENTURY
Qur'an II, surat al-baqara v.120 and vv.132-33, manuscript on vellum, with 6ll. elegant sepia kufic per page, red and green dots marking the vocalisation, very slight cracking of ink, minute losses to outer edge, glazed on both sides
overall 7½ x 20 5/8in. (19 x 52.3cm.)
Provenance
Breusch, 1971
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