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Page from a manuscript, 5 lines/script of text with Gold rosettes mark between verses. In the centre an illuminated rectangle with script inside, inside each end of the rectangle, diamond containing a cruciform arrangement of pink trefoils and dark blue lancets upon pale green, surrounded by gold foliate scroll-pattern.
AKM225, Folio from a Qur’an Manuscript

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13 lines of script in black, with gold floral roundels mark between verses. A margin ornament has been patched over.
AKM225, Folio from a Qur’an Manuscript, Back

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Folio from a Qur’an Manuscript
Front: Q59: 22-24, Q60: 1
Back: Q60: 1-6
  • Accession Number:AKM225
  • Place:Egypt
  • Dimensions:folio: 45 x 33.3 cm
  • Date:early 14th century
  • Materials and Technique:ink, opaque watercolour, and gold on paper

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