Folio from a Qur'an, sura 5:51-52

Object Details

• Description

  Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the "qarmathian" Qur'an; recto: Sura al-Ma’ida (the Table spread) 5:51; verso: sura 5:52; Arabic in black "eastern kufic (New Style)" script; vocalized in red, blue and black; marginal illuminated roundel; one column; four lines of text.

  Border: The text area is filled with palmette scrolls and set within an illuminated frame that terminates at the top and bottom in a semi-medallion.

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Imaging the Word: Selections of Calligraphy from the Islamic World (November 17, 1999 to May 7, 2000)

• Origin

  Iran

• Credit Line

  Gift of Catherine and Ralph Benkaim

• Type

  Manuscript

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• Date

  1000s

• Topic

  Art, Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, Writing, Arts of the Islamic World, Qur'an, Sura 5

• Culture

  Muslims, Iranians

• Language

  Arabic language

• Object Type

  Manuscripts