£693
Islamic & Indian Art ft. Indian Paintings from the Collection of William & Mildred Archer | 12345
Auction: Islamic Art | Lots 1 to 66 | 12 June at 10am
Arabic manuscript on paper, 3 folios and 3 fly leaves, with 17 lines to the page written in naskhi script, with interlinear translation, sura headings in white on a black panel, margins ruled in gold and colour, the impressive double illuminated frontispiece in gold, blue and other colours, one fly leaf written in English stating where it was found, including one part of a lacquered leather binding.
31.5cm x 21cm (12 3/8in x 8 ¼in)
Provenance:
Found in the Hhunza fort, Kashmir, by a Captain RH Twigg of the 12th Regiment in December 1872