Folio from a Qur'an on Parchment
ورقة مصحف على رق
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript; Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession 30.45.
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In time
Overview
A leaf from a Qur'an on parchment in ink and gold, probably Syria; late ninth to early tenth century, one of the first Kufic Qur'ans. Held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1
People and things also explored
Arabesque· Girih· Hedwig glass· Islamic calligraphy· Islamic geometric patterns· Islamic lustreware· Kubachi ware· Mahmal
Sources
- Metropolitan Museum Open Access
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islam.museum contributors. “Folio from a Qur'an on Parchment”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/waraqa-quran-9/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.