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Page from a Manuscript of the Qur'an (11:12-27)8th century

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Manuscript leaf on terracotta-red parchment covered in Arabic script in dark brown ink, with worn and torn edges and areas of flaking text
Manuscript leaf on orange-red dyed parchment, covered in dense lines of Arabic script in dark brown ink, with irregular torn edges.
Title
Page from a Manuscript of the Qur'an (11:12-27)
Place Made
'Abbasid Caliphate
Date Made
8th century
Medium
Ink and silver on parchment dyed deep orange
Dimensions
Folio, overall: 6 1/2 x 8 13/16 in. (16.51 x 22.38 cm); Text block: 5 1/2 x 7 1/8 in. (13.97 x 18.1 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.389
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic