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Finispiece of a Qur'an section
Abbasid period
9th–10th century
Object Place: North Africa or West Asia
Medium/Technique
Ink, color and gold on vellum
Dimensions
Height x width: 19.7 × 20 cm (7 3/4 × 7 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Ellen Page Hall Fund
Accession Number32.9
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsIslamic Art
ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts
DescriptionSingle folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur'an. Recto: 3 lines of Arabic calligraphy in dark brown kufic script; red vocalization marks; gold ribbons above and below the script; illuminated marginal medallion. Verso: finispiece, gold panel of geometric and knotted motifs set in an illuminated border. Horizontal-format vellum.
InscriptionsRecto - Sura 10 [Yunus, "Jonah"], end of v. 109
Provenance1932, purchase by the MFA for $300.00 (Accession date: January 11, 1932)