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Page from a Manuscript of the Qur'an (54:31-44; 54:45-55, 55:1-8)second half 8th-early 9th century

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Manuscript leaf in Arabic script, dark brown ink on aged cream parchment, with dense lines of early angular writing and a small gold verse marker at center

Unknown, Page from a Manuscript of the Qur'an (54:31-44; 54:45-55, 55:1-8), second half 8th-early 9th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Page from a Manuscript of the Qur'an (54:31-44; 54:45-55, 55:1-8)
Place Made
Arabia
Date Made
second half 8th-early 9th century
Medium
Ink, colors and gold on parchment
Dimensions
Folio, overall: 9 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. (24.13 x 27.31 cm); Text block: 7 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (18.42 x 23.5 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.351
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic