A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO NORTH AFRICA OR NEAR EAST, 9TH/10TH CENTURY Qur'an VII ( sura al-a'raf ), v.204 (part) to Qur'an VIII ( sura al-anfal ), v.7 (part), Arabic manuscript on vellum, each side with 15ll. of black kufic script, sura heading in gold kufic script outlined in black, a gold khams marker in the form of a gold ha , added diacritics in black, reading marks in red, fine illuminated marginal sajda medallion in gold, red and green, inscribed in kufic script within an eight-pointed star, some restoration to one side, mounted, framed and glazed Text area 5 x 7 3/8in. (12.7 x 18.7cm.); folio 6 ½ x 10in. (16.5 x 25.4cm.)
A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO NORTH AFRICA OR NEAR EAST, 9TH/10TH CENTURY Qur'an VII ( sura al-a'raf ), v.204 (part) to Qur'an VIII ( sura al-anfal ), v.7 (part), Arabic manuscript on vellum, each side with 15ll. of black kufic script, sura heading in gold kufic script outlined in black, a gold khams marker in the form of a gold ha , added diacritics in black, reading marks in red, fine illuminated marginal sajda medallion in gold, red and green, inscribed in kufic script within an eight-pointed star, some restoration to one side, mounted, framed and glazed Text area 5 x 7 3/8in. (12.7 x 18.7cm.); folio 6 ½ x 10in. (16.5 x 25.4cm.)
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