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Auction archive: Lot number 1

A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO

Estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
ca. US$8,178 - US$11,449
Price realised:
£6,250
ca. US$10,222
Auction archive: Lot number 1

A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO

Estimate
£5,000 - £7,000
ca. US$8,178 - US$11,449
Price realised:
£6,250
ca. US$10,222
Beschreibung:

A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO
NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 9TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 9TH CENTURY OR EARLIER Qur'an LXXIX, sura al-naz'at , parts v. 1 - Qur'an LXXX, sura 'abas , parts v. 39, Arabic manuscript on vellum, recto with 17ll. of neat sepia kufic , verses marked by pyramids of gold dots, occasional verses marked with square gold and polychrome devices, red dot diacritics, sura heading in gold kufic above a band of gold and polychrome knotted strapwork issuing a palmette into the margin, some losses to edges 7 5/8 x 10¼in. (19.5 x 26cm.)

Auction archive: Lot number 1
Auction:
Datum:
7 Apr 2011
Auction house:
Christie's
7 April 2011, London, King Street
Beschreibung:

A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO
NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 9TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 9TH CENTURY OR EARLIER Qur'an LXXIX, sura al-naz'at , parts v. 1 - Qur'an LXXX, sura 'abas , parts v. 39, Arabic manuscript on vellum, recto with 17ll. of neat sepia kufic , verses marked by pyramids of gold dots, occasional verses marked with square gold and polychrome devices, red dot diacritics, sura heading in gold kufic above a band of gold and polychrome knotted strapwork issuing a palmette into the margin, some losses to edges 7 5/8 x 10¼in. (19.5 x 26cm.)

Auction archive: Lot number 1
Auction:
Datum:
7 Apr 2011
Auction house:
Christie's
7 April 2011, London, King Street
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