Lot 223 TWO QURAN LEAVES IN BIHARI SCRIPT, INDIA, SULTANATE, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY

Arabic manuscript on paper, each page comprising 13 lines, elegantly written in black Bihari script. Surah headings are rendered in gold Thuluth script, outlined in black and set within richly decorated panels of blue and red. The verses are separated by gold and polychrome rosettes outlined in black, with individual verse points marked by blue dots. The text is framed by finely ruled borders in gold and blue, while occasional marginal polychrome and gilt roundels indicate rubʿ al-juzʾ divisions. Tajwid markings and diacritical signs are rendered in red ink, enhancing both the visual richness and functional precision of the manuscript.

Inscriptions: Qur’an, Surah al-Hujr, verses 74–99; Surah al-Nahl, verses 1–11. 28 × 36 cm