Qur'an Manuscript Folio

800s-900s

Maker Unknown

Islamic Art

Qur'an Manuscript Folio, 800s-900s. Egypt?, Abbasid Period, 9th century. Ink, gold, and color on parchment; sheet: 13 x 17.4 cm (5 1/8 x 6 7/8 in.); text area: 9 x 14 cm (3 9/16 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1933.483.a

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Calligraphy
Formatted Medium: ink, gold, and color on parchment
Medium: ink, gold, color, parchment
Dimensions: Sheet: 13 x 17.4 cm (5 1/8 x 6 7/8 in.); Text area: 9 x 14 cm (3 9/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Sura Al-Tawba 9: part 33 - part 37. Kufi Script (fourteen lines to a page)
Departments: Islamic Art
Accession Number: 1933.483.a
Credit Line: Edward L. Whittemore Fund
Rights Statement: CC0