ManuscriptsIslamic11th-12th century

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 17: end 17 - mid 21 (recto), Sura 17: mid 21 - mid 24 (verso), right-hand side of a bifolio

11th-12th century

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Ink and gold on paper

Culture

Islamic

Period

Abbasid period

Century

11th-12th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

folio: 31.4 x 24 cm (12 3/8 x 9 7/16 in.)

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