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Collections

Page from a Manuscript of the Qur'an (2:165-66; 2:166-167)9th century

Not on view
Illuminated manuscript page with large Kufic-style Arabic script in black ink outlined in white scalloped bands against a gold ground, with red and green diacritical marks
Title
Page from a Manuscript of the Qur'an (2:165-66; 2:166-167)
Culture
Abbasid Caliphate
Place Made
Unknown
Date Made
9th century
Period
Abbasid Caliphate
Medium
Ink, colors and gold on parchment
Dimensions
Folio, overall: 7 1/8 x 10 15/16 in. (18.1 x 27.78 cm); Text block: 6 7/8 x 8 3/4 in. (17.46 x 22.23 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.492
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.