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LOT 1080
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CIRCA 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
13 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (11 grams, 34.4 x 21.5 cm).
With thirteen lines of Naskh script text to each side, red interlinear diacritics, rosettes, and handwritten note at bottom. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of M. Cummings, Lincolnshire, UK, 1990s.
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