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Section from a Qur'an Manuscript

Object Name:: Section from a non-illustrated manuscript
Date:: probably second half 13th century
Geography:: Iraq or Turkey
Medium:: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; tooled leather binding
Dimensions:: Ht. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm) W. 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm)
Classification:: Codices
Credit Line:: Fletcher Fund, 1975
Accession Number:: 1975.201

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