Page featuring five lines of fine, elegant Kufic script in brown ink on vellum, vocalisation of red dots, tashdid marked in gold, mounted with borders of purple and orange paper.
AKM303, Leaf from a Qur’an Manuscript

© The Aga Khan Museum

Page featuring five lines of fine, elegant Kufic script in brown ink on vellum, vocalisation of red dots, tashdid marked in gold, mounted with borders of purple and orange paper.
AKM303, Leaf from a Qur’an Manuscript

© The Aga Khan Museum

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Leaf from a Qur’an Manuscript
  • Accession Number:AKM303
  • Place:North Africa
  • Dimensions:20.6 cm × 30.6 cm
  • Date:10th century
  • Materials and Technique:Ink, opaque watercolour, and gold on parchment

Image: Chapter 5, Al-Ma’idah (The Table Spread): 76–77

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