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Leaf from a Qur'an

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a piece of aged paper with Arabic calligraphy. The paper is light brown, with darker brown spots and discoloration throughout. The text is written in black ink and consists of several lines of Arabic script. There are gold and red designs along the left side of the page, including a large teardrop shape near the bottom and a smaller circular shape near the top. There are also several small gold floral patterns scattered throughout the text. A single line of text is written in black ink at the top of the page, with a curved line above it. The background behind the paper is a plain off-white color. The overall style and appearance suggests that this is a leaf from a Qur'an, by an unknown artist.

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672 × 900 px
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