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A Qur'an Leaf in Kufic script, North Africa or Near East, 9th century AD
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- vellum and ink
text: surah al-maidah (V), verses 87-94
Arabic manuscript on vellum, 14 lines to the page, written in elongated Kufic script in black ink, vocalisation in the form of red dots, verses separated by clusters of the 3 gold dots, fifth verses marked by a stylised letter 'ha' in gold, tenth verse marker in the form of an illuminated polychrome rosette containing the word 'ashr'
Arabic manuscript on vellum, 14 lines to the page, written in elongated Kufic script in black ink, vocalisation in the form of red dots, verses separated by clusters of the 3 gold dots, fifth verses marked by a stylised letter 'ha' in gold, tenth verse marker in the form of an illuminated polychrome rosette containing the word 'ashr'