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Folio from a Qur'an
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About this work
East Persian ornamental Kufic (a script used for Qur’an transcriptions) in black, red, and gold fill this page, which is additionally decorated with gold and blue medallions on its border. Twenty-three lines from the Qur’an’s Surah al-Waqi'ah (The Event, or Day of Resurrection; 56: 1–26) are on the recto and 23 lines from Surah al-Rahman (The Compassionate, 55: 73–78) are on the verso.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineFolio from a Qur'an, 1100s. Iran, Seljuq period (1037–1194). Ink, gold, and colors on paper; sheet: 30.6 x 20 cm (12 1/16 x 7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1933.488
