Page with three lines of kufic script in brown ink on vellum, letter pointing of brown diagonal dashes, vocalisation of red, green and yellow dots, single verses marked with triangular arrangements of six gold dots, fifth verses marked with a large illuminated floret containing the word 'khamsa'.
AKM481, Folio from a Quran manuscript

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Folio from a Qur'an manuscript
Q55: 56-58
  • Accession Number:AKM481
  • Place:Near East or North Africa
  • Dimensions:23.8 x 33.5 cm
  • Date:10th century
  • Materials and Technique:opaque watercolour, ink, and gold on parchment

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