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Section from a Qur'an Manuscript
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Ink gold and opaque watercolor on paper
Rights: Public Domain
Islamic Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Harris Brisbane Dick Fund funds from various donors and Dodge Fund 2004
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