Lot Essay
Another folio from this Qur'an sold at Christie's South Kensington, 5 October 2012, lot 546.
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NORTH AFRICA OR NEAR EAST, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
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A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO
NORTH AFRICA OR NEAR EAST, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
Qur'an IV (sura al-nisa'), vv.20-25, Arabic manuscript on vellum, 16ll. of sepia kufic script, reading marks in red roundels, diacritics in green, gold heading to juz' IV in the margin, mounted
7 1/8 x 9 ¾in. (18 x 25cm.)
NORTH AFRICA OR NEAR EAST, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
Qur'an IV (sura al-nisa'), vv.20-25, Arabic manuscript on vellum, 16ll. of sepia kufic script, reading marks in red roundels, diacritics in green, gold heading to juz' IV in the margin, mounted
7 1/8 x 9 ¾in. (18 x 25cm.)