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LOT 1362

Paper Qur'an Page

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]

Provenance

From the private collection of M. Cummings, Lincolnshire, UK, 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.

CONDITION
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LOT 1362

Paper Qur'an Page

Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

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