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Collections

Page from a Manuscript of the Qur'an (2:72-73; 2:73-74)9th century

Not on view
Manuscript page with large Kufic Arabic calligraphy in dark ink on cream parchment, framed by coral-red borders with smaller cursive Arabic inscriptions on all four sides

Unknown, Page from a Manuscript of the Qur'an (2:72-73; 2:73-74), 9th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Page from a Manuscript of the Qur'an (2:72-73; 2:73-74)
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
9th century
Period
Abbasid Caliphate
Medium
Ink on parchment, with later paper frame
Dimensions
Folio, overall: 10 1/4 x 13 5/8 in. (26.04 x 34. 61 cm); Text block: 6 1/8 x 9 3/16 in. (15.56 x 23.34 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.500
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.