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 LXVI, sura al-tahrim , parts v.10 - Qur'an LXVII, sura al-mulk , parts vv.1-13, Arabic manuscript on vellum, verso with 17ll. of neat sepia kufic , verses marked with pyramids of gold dots, occasional verses marked with square gold and polychrome devices, red dot diacritics, sura heading in gold kufic in the margin above a gold and polychrome palmette issued from a chequered band of floral motifs, some losses to the edges Folio 8¼ x 10½in. (20.6 x 26.2cm.)
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 LXVI, sura al-tahrim , parts v.10 - Qur'an LXVII, sura al-mulk , parts vv.1-13, Arabic manuscript on vellum, verso with 17ll. of neat sepia kufic , verses marked with pyramids of gold dots, occasional verses marked with square gold and polychrome devices, red dot diacritics, sura heading in gold kufic in the margin above a gold and polychrome palmette issued from a chequered band of floral motifs, some losses to the edges Folio 8¼ x 10½in. (20.6 x 26.2cm.)
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