Leaf from a Qur'an (recto)

1000s-1100s

Maker Unknown

Islamic Art

Leaf from a Qur'an (recto), 1000s-1100s. Egypt ?. Ink, gold, and colors on paper; sheet: 41.2 x 29.7 cm (16 1/4 x 11 11/16 in.); text area: 28 x 19 cm (11 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1933.481.a

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Drawing
Formatted Medium: ink, gold, and colors on paper
Medium: ink, gold, colors, paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 41.2 x 29.7 cm (16 1/4 x 11 11/16 in.); Text area: 28 x 19 cm (11 x 7 1/2 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Sura al-Isra' [Chapter: The Israelites] (17: part 53–56) (Arabic). Script: Eastern Kufi (nine lines to a page)
Departments: Islamic Art
Accession Number: 1933.481.a
Credit Line: Edward L. Whittemore Fund
Exhibitions: Oriental Art, <em>Oriental Art</em>. Berea College, Berea, Kentucky (November 1-December 1, 1962).
Rights Statement: CC0