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Collections

Page from a Manuscript of the Qur'an (50:12-14; 50:14-16)late 9th-early 10th century

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Manuscript leaf with bold Kufic Arabic script in black ink on cream parchment, with red vowel marks, gold verse markers, and five lines of monumental calligraphy
Manuscript leaf with bold Kufic script in black ink on cream-colored parchment, arranged in five horizontal lines with red and gold diacritical marks scattered throughout.
Title
Page from a Manuscript of the Qur'an (50:12-14; 50:14-16)
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
late 9th-early 10th century
Medium
Ink, colors and gold on parchment
Dimensions
Textblock: 7 × 9 1/2 in. (17.78 × 24.13 cm) Folio, overall: 9 5/16 × 13 1/4 in. (23.65 × 33.66 cm) Frame: 15 × 20 × 1 1/2 in. (38.1 × 50.8 × 3.81 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.502
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed. Islamic Art: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection. Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 1973.