Outstanding result for the only recorded Qur'an Palimpsest copied on an earlier Coptic Bible

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A Qur'an Palimpsest written on an earlier Coptic Bible probably Egypt, Second century AH/Cica 8th century AD and earlier.  Images courtesy of Christie's.

LONDON---Christie's announced the results achieved for the palimpsest of a Quar'an copied onto a Christian text, realizing £596,790 during the Art of the Islamic and Indiana World including Orietable Rugs and Carpets auction. As Lot 1 of the sale, this remarkable manuscript dates to the earlier period of Islam. The leaves from these folios derive from an earlier Coptic manuscript containing passages from the Book of Deuteronomy, which is part of the Torah and the Christian Old Testament. It was very probably produced in Egypt, home to the Coptic community, at the time of the Arab conquest. This appears to be the only recored example of a Qur'an written above a Christian text. [More]