THE FOOTPRINT OF THE PROPHET
Ottoman Turkey, dated 1325 AH (1907), signed Sa’d ibn Mas’ud

Arabic manuscript on paper, the naskh script in black ink, the slipper-mark and border printed in green, signed Sa’d ibn Mas’ud, dated Rabi’ al-Akhar 1325 AH (May-June 1907), in the reign of Sultan Abdul-Hamid II (1842-1918), mounted, framed and glazed, the folio 40.5cm x 26cm, 56cm x 41cm including the frame.

Provenance: Hotel Drouot-Richelieu Paris, 3 February 2017, lot 113.