Page from a Qur'an (recto)

1100s

Maker Unknown

Islamic Art

Page from a Qur'an (recto), 1100s. Seljuk Iran. Ink, gold, and colors on paper; sheet: 30.6 x 20 cm (12 1/16 x 7 7/8 in.); text area: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1933.488.a

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Calligraphy
Formatted Medium: ink, gold, and colors on paper
Medium: ink, gold, colors, paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 30.6 x 20 cm (12 1/16 x 7 7/8 in.); Text area: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Sura al-Rahman (55: 73-78 end) and Sura al-Waqi'ah (56: 1-part 26). Script: Eastern Kufi (twenty-three lines to a page)
Departments: Islamic Art
Accession Number: 1933.488.a
Credit Line: Edward L. Whittemore Fund
Exhibitions: Islamic art rotation
Rights Statement: CC0