Detached Folio from an Early Qur’an Manuscript in Kufic Script

9th century

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Detached Folio from an Early Qur’an Manuscript in Kufic Script, 9th century. Ink and gold on parchment, 9 3/4 × 13 9/16 in. (24.8 × 34.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Thomas A.D. and Stephen E. Ettinghausen in memory of Richard and Elizabeth Ettinghausen, 2021.52.10a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

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Title

Detached Folio from an Early Qur’an Manuscript in Kufic Script

Date

9th century

Period

Abbasid Period

Medium

Ink and gold on parchment

Classification

Work on Paper

Dimensions

9 3/4 × 13 9/16 in. (24.8 × 34.5 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Thomas A.D. and Stephen E. Ettinghausen in memory of Richard and Elizabeth Ettinghausen

Accession Number

2021.52.10a-b

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