Qur'anic scroll Persia or Syria, probably twentieth century manuscript on thick buff paper, the Qur'an written diagonally in minute black naskh around 47 of the names of God in reserved ornamental knotted kufic , sura headings in red, the opening bismillah written in similar gold kufic , colophon in gold kufic at the end signed by Adbul-Qadir bin al-Dimashqi, (some smudging) 344in. (874.5cm.) long 6½in. (16.6cm.) wide
Qur'anic scroll Persia or Syria, probably twentieth century manuscript on thick buff paper, the Qur'an written diagonally in minute black naskh around 47 of the names of God in reserved ornamental knotted kufic , sura headings in red, the opening bismillah written in similar gold kufic , colophon in gold kufic at the end signed by Adbul-Qadir bin al-Dimashqi, (some smudging) 344in. (874.5cm.) long 6½in. (16.6cm.) wide
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