Lot 250 TWO ILLUMINATED QURAN PAGES, INDIA SULTANATE, 15TH-16TH CENTURY

Arabic manuscript on paper, 13 lines per page, written in Bihari script in black ink, with diacritics and vowel points in red. Verses are separated by polychrome and gold rosettes accented with blue dots and outlined in black. The word Allah is written in gold. Polychrome and gold round or tear-shaped verse markers appear in the margins, and surahs are marked by polychrome and gold cartouches. The text is ruled within red borders. Folios 2–3 are reserved within cloud bands and framed by gold and blue scroll-decorated borders. Inscription: From verse 175 of Surah As-Saffat to verse 13 of Surah Sad. 26.5 by 17.5 cm.