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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]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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