A GOLD-OVERLAID (KOFTGARI) OCTAGONAL QUR'AN BOX
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A GOLD-OVERLAID (KOFTGARI) OCTAGONAL QUR'AN BOX

INDIA, 18TH CENTURY

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A GOLD-OVERLAID (KOFTGARI) OCTAGONAL QUR'AN BOX
INDIA, 18TH CENTURY
The decoration with eight calligraphic cartouches to the borders and sides with fine nasta'liq or naskh scripts, the central calligraphic inscription reading naskh min Allah wa fath qarib, the borders with Qur'an CXII (sura al-tawhid), the sides with some of the names of God, one side pierced
2½in. (6.4cm.) across
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.

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