Eastern Kufic Calligraphy Two pages from a Qur'an
CulturePersian
Date10th-11th century
MediumInk on parchment
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/2 × 5 3/4 inches (21.59 × 14.61 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number33-133
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Exhibition HistoryNo additional exhibition history known at this time.
Eastern Kufic script, practiced in Persia, retains the square angles of basic kufic, but has become a bit less horizontal. It is sometimes called "Floral Kufic" because of the rosettes that mark the beginning of each verse.
With Arthur Upham Pope, New York, by 1933;
Purchased from Arthur Upham Pope by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1933 [1].
[1] Registration document dated June 26, 1933, recorded Arthur Upham Pope as the vendor.
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