Caption

Quranic manuscript, unknown creator/calligrapher, ; Islamic art, Ottoman dynasty 1299–1922; Arabic manuscript in Naskh script, illuminated, two pages for Surah XVII, with sixteen later leaves; paper striated, smoothed, cream and saffron-colored; 18th century, with 19th-century additions; Central Asia origin, Khiva; manuscript dimensions: height 23.0 cm, width 14.5 cm, thickness 4.2 cm., A rectangular object with a worn surface in shades of brown and dark reddish brown, showing a central dark reddish-brown diamond-shaped patch and two smaller dark diamond accents above and below; the edges display darker brown and reddish tones with visible wear and scuffing, and the surface has decorative incised borders and a few subtle scratches and spots.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_292

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Rights managed

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76.2Mb (3.9Mb) / 14.8in x 20.0in / 4441 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Quranic manuscript unknown creator calligrapher Islamic art Ottoman dynasty 1299–1922 Arabic manuscript Naskh script illuminated two pages Surah XVII sixteen later leaves paper striated smoothed cream saffron-colored 18th century 19th-century additions Central Asia origin Khiva manuscript dimensions height 23.0 cm width 14.5 cm thickness 4.2 cm rectangular object worn surface shades brown dark reddish brown showing central dark reddish-brown diamond-shaped patch two smaller dark diamond accents edges display darker brown reddish tones visible wear scuffing surface decorative incised borders subtle scratches spots.