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Page from an illuminated Qur'an manuscript

9th–10th century
Object PlaceNorth Africa or West Asia
Medium/TechniqueInk, color and gold on parchment
DimensionsHeight x width: 20.2 × 31.3 cm (7 15/16 × 12 5/16 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number06.2459
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ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts
InscriptionsSura 21 [al-ʾAnbiyāʾ,"The Prophets"], vv. 1-3
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; given to MFA Oct 11, 1906