Folio from a Qur'an, Sura 18:57-71

Object Details

• Description

  Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur'an; recto: Sura al-Kahf (the Cave) 18: 57-63, recto begins with "ilay al-huday"; verso: sura 18:63-71, verso begins with "wattakhadha"; Arabic in black, gold, and red bihari combined with naskhi script, gold verse markers outlined in black and interlinear Persian translation in red nasta'liq; vocalized in black; one column; 13 lines of text.

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Origin

  India

• Credit Line

  Bequest of Adrienne Minassian

• Type

  Calligraphy

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1400s

• Place

  India

• Topic

  Art, Arts of the Islamic World, Sura 18, Qur'an

• Culture

  Muslims

• Object Type

  Calligraphy (visual works)