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Page of angular brown Kufic calligraphy on pale parchment, with small red and green dots scattered among the letters.

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

A parchment leaf carrying bold dark-brown Kufic script with angular strokes and rounded terminals, set in horizontal lines across the page. Small red and green dots and gold-tinted accents mark the letters, and the pale ground shows faint traces of ink beneath. The composition is spare and rhythmic, with long horizontals balanced by vertical strokes.

Artist
Unknown
Date
late 9th–early 10th century
Medium
Ink and gold on parchment
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
3811 × 2734 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 934).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Rudolf M. Riefstahl, 1930

Español: Folio de un manuscrito del Corán en escritura cúfica

Hoja de pergamino con caligrafía cúfica en tinta marrón oscura, de trazos angulosos y terminaciones redondeadas, dispuesta en líneas horizontales. Pequeños puntos rojos y verdes y toques dorados marcan las letras sobre el fondo pálido. La composición es sobria y rítmica, con largos trazos horizontales equilibrados por verticales.

Português: Fólio de um manuscrito do Alcorão em escrita cúfica

Folha de pergaminho com caligrafia cúfica em tinta marrom escura, de traços angulosos e terminações arredondadas, disposta em linhas horizontais. Pequenos pontos vermelhos e verdes e toques dourados marcam as letras sobre o fundo pálido. A composição é sóbria e rítmica, com longos traços horizontais equilibrados por verticais.