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This folio is a fine example of the transition of style from the earlier kufic to the more angular and accuentated regional styles called 'eastern' and 'western' kufic. The crossed and perfectly symmetrical lam-alif is a typical feature of this 'eastern' kufic. The manuscript from which this folio originates is dispersed in private collections and museums around the world. Several folios have sold in these Rooms 24 October 2019, lot 21 and 25 June 2020, lot 13. Another folio is in the Freer Sackler Gallery, inv. no. S1997.95.
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Minor areas of repair on the edges as seen from the catalogue image. Small areas of foxing and faint remains of inactive mould on the borders. One word slightly rubbed.
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