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Auction 120, Lot 827
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"[Lot of 4 - Islamic Prayer Leaves]", Jami, Abu Bakr

Subject: Illuminated Manuscripts

Period: 1880 (circa)

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Color: Hand Color

Size:
3 x 6 inches
7.6 x 15.2 cm
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Stunning group of gilded leaves written by the scribe Sbu Kakr Jami in Isfahan. The Arabic text contains prayers related to the Koran, with beautiful, flame-like devices at top, and an elaborate panel on the verso of one of the sheets. The highly polished paper is characteristic of that used for sacred texts. It was made by a separate guild and is sized with albumen and polished with an agate polisher.

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Condition: A

A few minor smudges, still very good.

Estimate: $300 - $400

Sold for: $300

Closed on 7/18/2007

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