Bifolium from a Qur'an

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late 9th–10th century · Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on parchment · Islamic Art

This double folio was once bound in a multivolume Qur'an manuscript. The calligrapher wrote in bold kufic script with black ink using a broad‑nibbed reed pen. Red and green dots indicate the vowels. Verse markers include a star‑shaped medallion highlighted with green and red dots and framed by two concentric multilobed medallions.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 9th–10th century

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on parchment

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Purchase, Friends of Islamic Art Gifts, 2004