KORAN illuminated manuscript in filigree gold box - leather backed floral covers, 89 x 57 mm, AH 1246 [1830 A D]. * the calligrapher's name is indistinct, it may be Shah Umm Salma, the daughter of Fath Ali Shah Qajar, women calligraphers are extremely rare. This pocket Qur'an produced in the Qajar period for travellers and pilgrims, is of the finest quality, the text pages with black lettering with gold accents and borders, the lavish illuminations at the beginning incorporates prayers, the opening of the Qur'an and index.
KORAN illuminated manuscript in filigree gold box - leather backed floral covers, 89 x 57 mm, AH 1246 [1830 A D]. * the calligrapher's name is indistinct, it may be Shah Umm Salma, the daughter of Fath Ali Shah Qajar, women calligraphers are extremely rare. This pocket Qur'an produced in the Qajar period for travellers and pilgrims, is of the finest quality, the text pages with black lettering with gold accents and borders, the lavish illuminations at the beginning incorporates prayers, the opening of the Qur'an and index.
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