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An illuminated miniature Qur'an, copied by Hasan 'Ali ibn Sa'adat ibn Muhammad ibn Sayf al-[Killi] al-Khurasani, Persia, Safavid, dated [19] Rabi' I 925 AH/ [21] March 1519 AD
Auction Closed
October 26, 12:30 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Arabic manuscript on paper, 208 leaves, plus 2 fly-leaves, 15 lines to the page written in ghubari script in black ink, ruled in gold, blue and black, verses separated by red roundels, surah headings in red, red juz' markers in the margins, f.1b and f.2a with an illuminated frontispiece, in brown gilt and stamped leather binding, in gilt copper case
6 by 4.1cm.
Ex-collection D.N Radinsky.
The tradition of miniature Qur’ans is mostly associated with Safavid Iran and Ottoman Turkey, and the manuscripts were often kept in metal cases and attached to battle standards as amulets. This Qur’an probably travelled to Ottoman Turkey as it is preserved within a gilt-copper tombak box engraved with Turkish couplets.
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