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Left-hand half of an illuminated frontispiece of a Qur'an manuscript
Safavid period
15th–16th century
Object Place: Iran
Medium/Technique
Opaque pigments and gold on paper
Dimensions
Height x width: 56.3 × 36.2 cm (22 3/16 × 14 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number06.136
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Islamic Art
ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts
DescriptionSingle folio from a dispersed Qur'an manuscript; left-hand half of a double-page frontispiece; 4 lines of Arabic calligraphy in naskh script, written in gold and set in the central medallion decorated with delicate floral motifs against a blue background.
InscriptionsSura 1 [al-Fātiḥah, "The Opening"], vv. 5-7