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LOT 0288
Islamic Illuminated Kufic Manuscript Page from the Qur'an
13TH CENTURY A.D.
9 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. (15 grams, 24.5 x 22 cm).
Square vellum leaf with 9 lines of Kufic script to recto and 10 to verso, black ink with liquid gold, red and blue ink diacritics and embellishments, pricked layout grid.
ProvenanceFrom an important family collection started in the late 1950s.
Property of a West London, UK, gentleman.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12281-220414.
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LOT 0288
Islamic Illuminated Kufic Manuscript Page from the Qur'an
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
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