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A silver Qur'an scroll case, India, 18th century
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Description
of cylindrical form, the faceted sides engraved with alternating panels of calligraphy and palmettes on a punched ground, removable terminal and three suspension loops
11.5cm.
Provenance
Sotheby's London, The Stuart Cary Welch Collection, Part One, Arts of the Islamic World, 6 April 2011, lot 139.
Literature
Welch A., Calligraphy in the Arts of the Muslim World, New York 1979, pp.180-81, 193, no.84.
Exhibited
Calligraphy in the Arts of the Islamic World, Asia Society, New York, 1979, no.84.
Catalogue note
inscriptions: Parts of Surat al-Baqarat (II), vv.255-256.
These Qur'anic verses were popular in Muslim India and were often found on tombs. A case such as this would have held several rolled-up pages of the Surat al-Baqarat, the verses encapsulating the principal themes of the revelation, or perhaps an entire miniature scroll Qur'an (Welch A. Calligraphy in the Arts of the Muslim World, New York 1979, p.193).
11.5cm.
Provenance
Sotheby's London, The Stuart Cary Welch Collection, Part One, Arts of the Islamic World, 6 April 2011, lot 139.
Literature
Welch A., Calligraphy in the Arts of the Muslim World, New York 1979, pp.180-81, 193, no.84.
Exhibited
Calligraphy in the Arts of the Islamic World, Asia Society, New York, 1979, no.84.
Catalogue note
inscriptions: Parts of Surat al-Baqarat (II), vv.255-256.
These Qur'anic verses were popular in Muslim India and were often found on tombs. A case such as this would have held several rolled-up pages of the Surat al-Baqarat, the verses encapsulating the principal themes of the revelation, or perhaps an entire miniature scroll Qur'an (Welch A. Calligraphy in the Arts of the Muslim World, New York 1979, p.193).
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of cylindrical form, the faceted sides engraved with alternating panels of calligraphy and palmettes on a punched ground, removable terminal and three suspension loops
11.5cm.
Provenance
Sotheby's London, The Stuart Cary Welch Collection, Part One, Arts of the Islamic World, 6 April 2011, lot 139.
Literature
Welch A., Calligraphy in the Arts of the Muslim World, New York 1979, pp.180-81, 193, no.84.
Exhibited
Calligraphy in the Arts of the Islamic World, Asia Society, New York, 1979, no.84.
Catalogue note
inscriptions: Parts of Surat al-Baqarat (II), vv.255-256.
These Qur'anic verses were popular in Muslim India and were often found on tombs. A case such as this would have held several rolled-up pages of the Surat al-Baqarat, the verses encapsulating the principal themes of the revelation, or perhaps an entire miniature scroll Qur'an (Welch A. Calligraphy in the Arts of the Muslim World, New York 1979, p.193).
11.5cm.
Provenance
Sotheby's London, The Stuart Cary Welch Collection, Part One, Arts of the Islamic World, 6 April 2011, lot 139.
Literature
Welch A., Calligraphy in the Arts of the Muslim World, New York 1979, pp.180-81, 193, no.84.
Exhibited
Calligraphy in the Arts of the Islamic World, Asia Society, New York, 1979, no.84.
Catalogue note
inscriptions: Parts of Surat al-Baqarat (II), vv.255-256.
These Qur'anic verses were popular in Muslim India and were often found on tombs. A case such as this would have held several rolled-up pages of the Surat al-Baqarat, the verses encapsulating the principal themes of the revelation, or perhaps an entire miniature scroll Qur'an (Welch A. Calligraphy in the Arts of the Muslim World, New York 1979, p.193).
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