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Miniature manuscript of the Qur'an

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Miniature manuscript of the Qur'an, Black ink on paper, illumination in ink, gold, and colors; binding slabs of nephrite jade (white, with slight greyish cast) inlaid with gold and set in kundan technique with rubies and emeralds, the leather spine painted in gold

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Miniature manuscript of the Qur'an, Black ink on paper, illumination in ink, gold, and colors; binding slabs of nephrite jade (white, with slight greyish cast) inlaid with gold and set in kundan technique with rubies and emeralds, the leather spine painted in gold
Miniature manuscript of the Qur'an, Black ink on paper, illumination in ink, gold, and colors; binding slabs of nephrite jade (white, with slight greyish cast) inlaid with gold and set in kundan technique with rubies and emeralds, the leather spine painted in gold
Miniature manuscript of the Qur'an, Black ink on paper, illumination in ink, gold, and colors; binding slabs of nephrite jade (white, with slight greyish cast) inlaid with gold and set in kundan technique with rubies and emeralds, the leather spine painted in gold

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