This item has been added to the Database within the Explore Islamic Art Collections project. Information is available in:English, Arabic. Name of Object:Indigo-died parchment page from a Holy Qur’an manuscript Location:Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (Sharjah) Holding Museum:Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilisation About Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilisation, Sharjah Date of Object:Hegira 4th century / AD 10th century Museum Inventory Number:SM 1996 – 3185 Period / Dynasty:Abbasid / Fatimid? Provenance:North Africa, probably Kairouan Description:This horizontal Qur’an page of indigo-died parchment was executed in golden kufic script without any auxiliary vowel markers or diacritics. It is assumed to have formed part of a manuscript made in North Africa, possibly Kairouan, during the AH 4th century / AD 10th century. The page gives verses 135-137 from chapter 4 "Al-Nisa’ (The Women)". Citation of this web page:"Indigo-died parchment page from a Holy Qur’an manuscript" in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;ua;Mus21;2;en
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