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This is the rating and price for North African Framed Qur'An Manuscript Leaf, 1980



Description : Late 19th century A.D. 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 (10 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.). 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.
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About the lot N° 2000
Title : North African Framed Qur'An Manuscript Leaf, Period : 1980
Size : 27.5 x 22.5 cm 10 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.
Condition report : Written in Maghribi script with polychrome vocals and diacritics
TimeLine Auctions, auctioneer, Harwich, UK It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : TimeLine Auctions Antiquities Sale - Day 4
Sale date : 08 Sep 2023 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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