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Fragmentary Page from a Manuscript of the Qur'an (104:2-105:5; 106:1-107:5)late 9th-first half of 10th century

Not on view
Aged parchment manuscript page with bold Kufic Arabic script in black ink, divided by a gold decorative band, with red and green diacritical dots throughout

Unknown, Fragmentary Page from a Manuscript of the Qur'an (104:2-105:5; 106:1-107:5), late 9th-first half of 10th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Fragmentary Page from a Manuscript of the Qur'an (104:2-105:5; 106:1-107:5)
Culture
Abbasid Caliphate
Place Made
Unknown
Date Made
late 9th-first half of 10th century
Medium
Ink, colors and gold on parchment
Dimensions
Folio, overall: 6 9/16 x 10 3/16 in. (16.67 x 25.88 cm); Text block: 4 3/4 x 8 3/16 in. (12.1 x 20.8 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.491
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.