Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, ca. 1180, Attributed to Eastern Iran or present-day Afghanistan, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, 11.75 in. high 8.75 in. wide (29.8 cm high 22.2 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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Folio, Qur, Manuscript, ca, 1180, Attributed, Eastern Iran, present-day Afghanistan, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, paper, 11.75, high 8.75, wide, 29.8 cm high 22.2 wide, Codices, Written, Eastern, new style kufic, script, line two, folio includes, two, long, vertical letters, alif, lam, forming, distinctive pointed, oval-shaped, pattern, elaborate treatment, background, entirely filled, vegetal scrolls, terminating, large blossoms, script seems, stand out, decorative background
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