A MUGHAL GOLD AND BLACK FOLIO, DECCAN, 17TH CENTURY

Reference: ART3002516

Arabic manuscript on paper, written in large gold floriated Kufic and thuluth script, ruled in two gold borders. The outer margin is decorated with an illuminated floral pattern over a black background. The inscriptions: Quran 59 surah Al-Hashr v.23, ‘He is God; besides Whom there is no god, the Sovereign, the Holy, the Peace-Giver. 22 by 15.5 cm.