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LOT 0976

Western Asiatic Manuscript Fragment

14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.

7 1/8 in. (213 grams, 18 cm).

Rectangular paper leaf with a block of text to each side in nastaliq script, black ink with red ink captions and diacritics; mounted in a bifacial glazed panel.

Provenance

Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Important North West London collection.

CONDITION

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LOT 0976

Western Asiatic Manuscript Fragment

Sold for (Inc. bp): £234

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