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NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 9TH CENTURY
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A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO
NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 9TH CENTURY
Qur'an XIV (sura ibrahim), vv.48-52 (parts), Arabic manuscript on vellum, with 6ll. of bold sepia kufic script, one khams marker as an illuminated roundel in gold and polychrome inscribed in gold kufic over red ground, with reading marks in red, blue and yellow roundels, mounted, framed and glazed
Text area 5 x 6 ¾in. (12.7 x 17.2cm.); folio 8 ¼ x 11in. (21 x 27.9cm.)
NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 9TH CENTURY
Qur'an XIV (sura ibrahim), vv.48-52 (parts), Arabic manuscript on vellum, with 6ll. of bold sepia kufic script, one khams marker as an illuminated roundel in gold and polychrome inscribed in gold kufic over red ground, with reading marks in red, blue and yellow roundels, mounted, framed and glazed
Text area 5 x 6 ¾in. (12.7 x 17.2cm.); folio 8 ¼ x 11in. (21 x 27.9cm.)
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Please note that the illustration to this lot is incorrectly labelled 255 in the printed catalogue and is in the top right corner of page 120. Alternatively, please refer to Christies.com for the correct illustration.