Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur'an; recto: Sura al-Ma'idah (the Table spread) 5:68, recto begins with "kathira"; verso: sura 5:68 and part of 69, verso begins with "falatas"; Arabic in black muhaqqaq script with gold floral border in kufic script and medallion in the corners; vocalized in black; interlinear Persian translation in black naskh; one column; three lines of text. Border: The text is set in gold floral border with kufic script on a cream-colored paper. National Museum of Asian Art Collection Imaging the Word: Selections of Calligraphy from the Islamic World (November 17, 1999 to May 7, 2000)
- Collection
- Google Cultural Institute Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Dates
- Delhi Sultanate period
- Format
- Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- Pages
- H x W (overall): 28.8 x 18.6 cm (11 5/16 x 7 5/16 in)
- Place Discussed
- India
- Provider
- Smithsonian Institution
- Published in
- India
- Reference
- S1997.102
- Rights
- The Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
- Source
- Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/eb288c81caa430f9db62122f27d748eb
