Folio from a Qur'an, sura 5:44-48

Object Details

• Description

  Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur'an; recto: Sura al-Ma'ida (the Table spread) 5: part of verse 44, and verses 45-46, recto begins with " takhshau"; verso: sura 5:46, 47, and part of 48, verso begins with: "-him bi'isa"; Arabic in black kufic script with gilded verse marker; vowel signs in red; one column; 11 lines of text.

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Origin

  North Africa or Near East

• Credit Line

  Bequest of Adrienne Minassian

• Type

  Manuscript

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  900s, 800s

• Place

  North Africa

• Topic

  Kufic script, West Asia, Art, Arts of the Islamic World, Qur'an, Sura 5

• Culture

  Muslims

• Object Type

  Manuscripts