Four vellum Qur'an leaves in kufic script
Abbasid, 9th/10th Century
Abbasid, 9th/10th Century
Arabic manuscript on vellum, 4 leaves, 10-11 lines to the page written in elongated and dispersed kufic script in brown ink with brown strokes and red dots, some smudging, in mounts, framed
150 x 223 mm.(4)
150 x 223 mm.(4)
Estimate:
£4,000 - 6,000
US$ 6,300 - 9,400
€4,700 - 7,000
US$ 6,300 - 9,400
€4,700 - 7,000
Footnotes
- Text:
sura II, al-Baqarah, The Heifer.
A. part of verse 225-part of verse 229.
B. part of verse 231 and part of verse 233.
C. part of verse 179 to the end of verse 182.
D. part of verse 165-part of verse 169.
Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art
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