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Collections

Page from a Manuscript of the Qur'an (45:21-22; 45:22-23)9th century

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Manuscript page with large Kufic Arabic script in dark brown ink on cream parchment, with red vowel marks and a scrolling vine border along the bottom
Title
Page from a Manuscript of the Qur'an (45:21-22; 45:22-23)
Place Made
Unknown
Date Made
9th century
Period
Abbasid Caliphate
Medium
Ink on parchment
Dimensions
Folio, overall: 5 3/4 x 8 in. (14.61 x 20.32 cm); Text block: 4 3/8 x 6 1/4 in. (11.11 x 15.88 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.495
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.