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Page from a Qur'an manuscript
Ghaznavid or Seljuq period
late 11th–early 12th century
Object Place: Iran or Central Asia
Medium/Technique
Ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Height x width: 21.7 × 15.1 cm (8 9/16 × 5 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number20.1621
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CollectionsAsia, Islamic Art
ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts
DescriptionSingle folio from a dispersed copy of a Qur'an; 5 lines of Arabic calligraphy in black new style (eastern kufic) script on the recto and verso; red, blue and green diacritical and vocalization marks.
InscriptionsSura 40 [Ghāfir, "The Forgiver"], vv. 8-10