Manuscript page with three lines of black Arabic calligraphy in a gold-ruled panel, framed by blue and gold borders and gold medallions on a cream background.

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript with Gold Illumination

Arabic calligraphy in black ink fills three lines within a gold-ruled panel on a cream paper folio, framed by blue and gold illuminated borders. Two pointed gold medallions with floral motifs sit at the left edge, and the page shows natural aging and wide margins.

Artist: Ahmad ibn al-Suhrawardi al-Bakri
Date: dated 707 AH/1307–8 CE
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size: 2635 × 3663 px

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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1955

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