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LOT 1269
Western Asiatic Illuminated Quran Manuscript Page
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
8 1/4 x 13 3/8 in. (5.2 grams, 21 x 34 cm).
Loose paper leaf with handwritten text in Naskh script, thirteen lines of text to each side, red and blue inked rings as punctuation, decorative inset header panel with red-ink text, marginal arabesque painted motif and notation. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx M. Cummings collection, UK, 1990s.
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