ManuscriptsPersian16th-17th century
Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 50: 24-39 (recto), Sura 50: 39-45 and Sura 51: 1-12 (verso)
c. 1500-1700
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folio: 44 x 29.2 cm (17 5/16 x 11 1/2 in.)
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