A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO
NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 8TH/9TH CENTURY
A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 8TH/9TH CENTURY Qur'an XC, sura al-balad , parts of vv. 17 to end, Qur'an XCI, sura al-shams , Qur'an XCII, sura al-lail , Qur'an XCIII, sura al-duha , vv. 1-parts of 7, Arabic manuscript on vellum, with 12ll. of black kufic and two illuminated panels with red borders and repeating red flowerheads indicating the divisions between suras , slight staining and smudging, one side restored, with white card mounts Folio 6 1/8 x 10¼in. (15.5 x 26.1cm.)
A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO
NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 8TH/9TH CENTURY
A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 8TH/9TH CENTURY Qur'an XC, sura al-balad , parts of vv. 17 to end, Qur'an XCI, sura al-shams , Qur'an XCII, sura al-lail , Qur'an XCIII, sura al-duha , vv. 1-parts of 7, Arabic manuscript on vellum, with 12ll. of black kufic and two illuminated panels with red borders and repeating red flowerheads indicating the divisions between suras , slight staining and smudging, one side restored, with white card mounts Folio 6 1/8 x 10¼in. (15.5 x 26.1cm.)
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