A silver Qur'an scroll case, India, 18th century
Lot Closed
October 27, 01:52 PM GMT
Estimate
600 - 800 GBP
Lot Details
Description
of cylindrical form, the faceted sides engraved with alternating panels of calligraphy and palmettes on a punched ground, removable terminal and three suspension loops
11.5cm.
Sotheby's London, The Stuart Cary Welch Collection, Part One, Arts of the Islamic World, 6 April 2011, lot 139.
Calligraphy in the Arts of the Islamic World, Asia Society, New York, 1979, no.84.
Welch A., Calligraphy in the Arts of the Muslim World, New York 1979, pp.180-81, 193, no.84.
inscriptions: Parts of Surat al-Baqarat (II), vv.255-256.
These Qur'anic verses were popular in Muslim India and were often found on tombs. A case such as this would have held several rolled-up pages of the Surat al-Baqarat, the verses encapsulating the principal themes of the revelation, or perhaps an entire miniature scroll Qur'an (Welch A. Calligraphy in the Arts of the Muslim World, New York 1979, p.193).
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