Lot Essay
Three other bifolios from this Qur'an sold at Christie's South Kensington, 10 October 2014, lot 251, 24 April 2015, lot 237 and 9 October 2015, lot 226.
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NORTH AFRICA OR NEAR EAST, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
Details
A GOLD KUFIC QUR'AN BIFOLIO
NORTH AFRICA OR NEAR EAST, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
Qur'an LI (sura al-dhariyat), vv.1-30, Arabic manuscript on vellum, with 8ll. of gold kufic script outlined in sepia, the verses marked with two-roundel clusters topped by a triangular motif to form a palmette, outlined in sepia with orange and blue highlights, fine sepia diacritics possibly a later addition, sura heading in sepia ink
Text area 3 x 4in.(7.6 x 10.1cm.) ; folio 3 ½ x 5 ¼in. (9 x 13.4cm.)
NORTH AFRICA OR NEAR EAST, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
Qur'an LI (sura al-dhariyat), vv.1-30, Arabic manuscript on vellum, with 8ll. of gold kufic script outlined in sepia, the verses marked with two-roundel clusters topped by a triangular motif to form a palmette, outlined in sepia with orange and blue highlights, fine sepia diacritics possibly a later addition, sura heading in sepia ink
Text area 3 x 4in.(7.6 x 10.1cm.) ; folio 3 ½ x 5 ¼in. (9 x 13.4cm.)
Provenance
Spink and Son, London