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LOT 1769
Post Medieval Bronze Key Group
CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 - 2 1/8 in. (61.4 grams, 35-53 mm).
Including a key-bow with running scroll ornament. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired between the 1960s-early 1990s.
From an old UK private collector from Worthing, West Sussex, UK.
Property of K.P., a Cornish lady collector, UK.
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North African Framed Qur'an Manuscript Leaf
Late 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Written in Maghribi script with polychrome vocals and diacritics, red border framing the text; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 456 grams, 27.5 x 22.5 cm
Fine condition.
From Morocco, North Africa. Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
Originally produced as part of a now disbound Qur'an produced in North Africa, likely in a provincial town. The origins of the script in which it is written date back to 7th century Kairouan, when the Kufic script developed in the East and the Maghribi script in North Africa, today used predominantly in Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria.
