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Auction 131, Lot 904

"[Lot of 2 - Islamic Prayer Leaves]", Jami, Abu Bakr

Subject: Religion

Period: 1780 (circa)

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Color: Hand Color

Size:
3 x 6 inches
7.6 x 15.2 cm
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Lovely pair of sequential leaves written in Arabic text by the scribe Abu Bakr Jami in Isfahan. Each leaf is beautifully illuminated with burnish gold leaf. 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

There is some minor edge chipping.

Estimate: $120 - $160

Sold for: $130

Closed on 3/17/2010

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