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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 vellum
DimensionsHeight x width: 14.3 × 21.5 cm (5 5/8 × 8 7/16 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number06.2460
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ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts
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InscriptionsSura 51 [al-Ḏāriyāt, "The Scatterers"], vv. 55-58 Sura 51 [aḏ-Ḏāriyāt, "The Scatterers"], v. 58 to Sura 52 [aṭ-Ṭūr, "The Mount"], v.1