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LOT 1266
Large Bifacial Wooden Qur'an Board
MOROCCO, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
15 1/2 x 11 in. (716 grams, 39.3 x 28 cm).
Rectangular in plan with flanches to the lower corners and hole to centre-top; Side A with two lines of large calligraphic text above five lines of smaller text and tapering section beneath; Side B with ten lines of text and group of notes below.
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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