€837,545 for A Precious Eighth-Century Umayyad Parchment!

Result EUR837,545

Published on 28 June 2022, by Christophe Provot

Auction on 16 June 2022 - 14:30 (CEST) - 3, rue Rossini - 75009 Paris

Enriched with gold illuminations and intricate calligraphy, Islam’s holiest texts were available in sumptuous forms. However, it was a more sober version that attracted the most attention at a recent auction.

Mesopotamia, late Umayyad period, c. 750, monumental Quran leaf on parchment, sepia... €837,545 for A Precious Eighth-Century Umayyad Parchment!

Mesopotamia, late Umayyad period, c. 750, monumental Quran leaf on parchment, sepia ink on parchment, 42.5 x 58.5 cm/16.73 x 23.03 in.
Result: €837,545

The late 15 th -century two-volume Quran is presumably from the India of the sultans. The monumental leaf on parchment sparked a fierce bidding war culminating in €837,545 and setting a world record…

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