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LOT 1180
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CIRCA 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
13 1/4 x 8 1/8 in. (12 grams, 33.8 x 20.6 cm).
With thirteen lines of Naskh script text to each side, red interlinear diacritics, rosettes, and a header bar; cramped marginal note at one edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of M. Cummings, Lincolnshire, UK, 1990s.
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