Folio_from_a_Qur’an,_sura_91,14-15;_sura_92,1-5_(F1929.70).jpg


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Artist
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Description
English: Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur'an; recto: Sura al-Shams (the Sun) 91:14,15; verso: Sura al-Layl (the Night) 92:1-5. Arabic in black "eastern kufic (New Style)" script. Iran, Abbasid period, 11th century. Freer Gallery of Art F1929.70
Date 11 th century
date QS:P571,+1050-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Accession number
F1929.70
Source/Photographer folio-from-a-koran-sura-91-14-15-sura-92-1-5/HAHzvl82UDAnJg Google Arts & Culture

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Folio from a Qur’an, sura 91:14-15; sura 92:1-5. Iran, Abbasid period, 11th century (F1929.70)

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