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Page from a Qur'an manuscript
Mamluk period
14th–15th century
Object Place: Egypt or Syria
Medium/Technique
Ink and gold on paper
Dimensions
Height x width: 23.5 × 16.2 cm (9 1/4 × 6 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy
Accession Number22.671
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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 muhaqqaq script on the recto and verso; illuminated rosette verse markers with blue and red dots.
InscriptionsSura 53 [an-Najm, "The Star"], vv. 30-32