Lot 801 A QURAN SECTION, CENTRAL ASIA DATED 1301 AH/1883 AD

Arabic manuscript on paper, 20 leaves with 9 lines to each page. First, four and last line written in strong large thuluth script on light yellow ground. The other 6 lines arranged in two blocks of 3 lines, each of elegant smaller black naskh script, gold roundel verse markers outlined in blue and pointed in blue and orange dots, text ruled in gold and polychrome borders. The first page with floral polychrome decoration enclosing the name of the surah " surah Al-Kahf" in large thuluth script. The second and the third page with polychrome decoration enclosing 3 lines reserved in clouds. The last page signed "written by Muhammed Dur al-Shiri in 1301 AH/1883 AD".
Surah Al-Kahf, surah Al-Ikhlas, surah Al-Falaq and surah Al-Nas.
22 by 35 cm.