Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

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Artist: Unknown artist
Date: ca. 1180
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: H. 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm) W. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
Origin: Eastern Iran or present-day Afghanistan
Department: Islamic Art
Holding institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Palette: Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #A9825C · 55%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #C49972 · 21%

Vine Charcoal · Gray family · #484138 · 7%

Weathered Leather · Brown family · #745B44 · 6%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #8C6A49 · 4%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #D4AB84 · 3%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #B47F4C · 1%

Weathered Brick · Orange family · #B16443 · <1%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #998250 · <1%

Graphite Block · Gray family · #4D4F55 · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #857364 · <1%

Burnt Sienna Wall · Orange family · #B9563A · <1%

Granite Face · Gray family · #7B726B · <1%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #3E413F · <1%

Kiln Ash · Gray family · #5B5C51 · <1%

Kiln Ash · Gray family · #555D5A · <1%

Weathered Madder · Red family · #856C6D · <1%

Raw Walnut · Brown family · #763D16 · <1%

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Image provider: metropolitan-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Gift of Horace Havemeyer, 1929

11 tags

Written Word Metadata · 99%

The object is cataloged as a folio from a non-illustrated manuscript, with the Qur’an listed as its subject.

Text Both · 99%

Arabic-script writing visibly occupies most of the folio, while the catalog identifies the object as a Qur’an manuscript.
Related to Religion Metadata · 99%

The catalog identifies the subject as the Qur’an and places the object in the Islamic Art department.

Calligraphic Visual · 99%

Large, stylized letterforms with strongly varied stroke widths and carefully placed marks make calligraphic form the dominant visual feature.
Arabesque/Scroll Visual · 96%

Repeated curling vegetal motifs and scrolling forms are visible throughout the field and within the border.
Dense Composition Visual · 96%

The folio has a tightly filled surface, with large lettering, background ornament, and a narrow enclosing frame leaving relatively little unoccupied space.

Manuscript Metadata · 99%

The catalog explicitly identifies the object as a folio from a non-illustrated manuscript.

1000 - 1400 CE Art Metadata · 99%

The catalog dates the folio to circa 1180, within the recorded range of 1155–1205.

Use of Paper Metadata · 99%

The catalog records the medium as ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, explicitly identifying paper as the support.
Gold Metadata · 97%

Gold is explicitly included in the cataloged medium; gold-toned decoration is also visible in the folio’s border.

Islamic Art and Architecture Metadata · 97%

The work is a Qur’an manuscript from the Islamic Art department, making Islamic art an established catalog context rather than an inferred geographic attribution.

Unknown artist. Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.