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LOT 1238
Illuminated Quran Page
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/2 x 5 in. (1.55 grams, 19.2 x 12.6 cm).
Manuscript leaf with nastaliq script text to both faces; rectangular panel with liquid gold frame and decorative roundels. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx M.Cummings collection, UK, 1980s-1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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