ManuscriptsArab9th century

Folio 8 from a Qur'an: Sura 35: 12 (recto), Sura 35: 12-13 (verso)

9th century

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Ink and opaque watercolor on vellum

Culture

Arab

Period

Abbasid period

Century

9th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

folio: 13.3 x 20.32 cm (5 1/4 x 8 in.)

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