AN IRANIAN QUR’AN SCROLL
Qajar Iran, dated 1258 AH (1842 AD)

Arabic manuscript on joined paper, the waxed cotton opening attached to an illuminated heading in gold and polychromes beneath a gold cartouche in Eastern Kufic style, the text in fine black ink naskh script and gold illumination, significant words in red, the text arranged against blank reserves to reveal decorative motifs and pious Shi'a phrases including blessings to the twelve Shi'a saints and the Prophet's daughter, Fatima, interspersed by phrases in red echoing each section, set within gold and black rules, the final sura in red, inscribed with an ownership note in black ink dated 1258 AH, 580cm x 6.2cm including the glazed cotton end.

Dimensions: 580cm x 6.2cm including the glazed cotton end