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LOT 1103
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CIRCA 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
8 1/4 x 13 5/8 in. (5.94 grams, 21 x 34.5 cm).
With thirteen lines of Naskh script text to each side, red interlinear diacritics, rosettes, and a header bar; reinforced at one edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Cummings collection, UK, 1990s.
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