Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, ca. 1180, Attributed to Eastern Iran or present-day Afghanistan, Ink, opaque watercolor

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Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, ca. 1180, Attributed to Eastern Iran or present-day Afghanistan, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, in. high in. wide ( cm high cm wide), Codices, Written in Eastern or new style kufic script, line two of this folio includes two long, vertical letters (alif and lam), forming a distinctive pointed oval-shaped pattern. The elaborate treatment of the background, entirely filled with vegetal scrolls terminating in large blossoms so that the script seems to stand out against the decorative background

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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