Sale 7987
London
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6 October 2011
Price realised
GBP 8,750
Estimate
A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 9TH/10TH CENTURY Qur'an XVIII, sura al-kahf, parts vv.68-71, Arabic manuscript on vellum, 5ll. of bold sepia kufic, green, red, blue and yellow vocalisation, gold rosette verse markers, verso with marginal medallion, some rubbing to hair side, minor losses, mounted, framed and glazed 8¼ x 11½in. (20.6 x 29cm.)
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