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LOT 1242
Ottoman Ottoman Large Format Illuminated 'The Spider' Quran Manuscript Page
EARLY 19TH CENTURY A.D.
16 5/8 x 10 1/8 in. (15 grams, 42.2 x 25.7 cm).
One page from Surah 29, 'Ankabut' ('The Spider'), seven handwritten lines of Nastaliq(?) script, floral border with gold paint on blue.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Scottish private collection.
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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LOT 1242
Ottoman Ottoman Large Format Illuminated 'The Spider' Quran Manuscript Page
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Mainly granule clusters in rings. 4.94 grams total, 3-6 mm
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1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Squat in profile with basal ring, trumpet-shaped mouth with rounded rim, loop handle to rear of twisted construction with spiked thumb-pad. 280 grams, 12 cm
From a London, UK, gentleman's collection of ancient pottery and artefacts, 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.
