Lot: 121 - 16th century double sided Safavid Quran page

16th century double sided Safavid Quran page

This double sided, 16^th century, Safavid Quran page from Iran is embellished with ink, polychrome pigments and gold on paper.

This page of the Quran contains sura 6 (al-Amraan), with on one side of the page verses 86 to 91 and on the other side verses 92 to 95. On both sides the vocalized text is distributed over five registers: three registers in imposing muhaqqaq script, interspersed with two registers of four lines in smaller Naskh script. The separation of the verses is indicated by polychrome and gold rosettes, and the entire text is surrounded by a gold framing net. This page construction, alternating single lines of muhaqqaq writing and paragraphs in Naskh, is typical of Qurans from the early Safavid period.

The page is 36 x 27 cm and in very good condition.

Product Code: 15192

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