1. Main Title: An Umayyad or early Abbasid hardstone amulet, Near East, 7th-9th century
Image Title: General view 21734272

Date:

600
899
6th-9th century

Extent:

length 4.9 centimeters; width 4 centimeters; height 4 centimeters

2. Main Title: Calligraphy in the shape of a ship (MFA, 15.125)
Image Title: Full page 21735823

Date:

1800
1899
probably 19th c.

Extent:

36.5 × 51.1 cm

3. Main Title: Calligraphy in the shape of a ship (MFA, 15.125)
Image Title: Sura 41 verse 11 calligraphy arranged to represent a sailing ship 22396398

Date:

1800
1899
probably 19th c.

Extent:

36.5 × 51.1 cm

4. Main Title: Candlestick inscribed with wishes for good fortune, peace and happiness to its owner
Image Title: Full view 22348918

Date:

1500
ca. 1500

Extent:

height 25.1 cm; diameter 20.2 cm

5. Main Title: Candlestick inscribed with wishes for good fortune, peace and happiness to its owner
Image Title: Detail 22348919

Date:

1500
ca. 1500

Extent:

height 25.1 cm; diameter 20.2 cm

6. Main Title: Qarmathian Qur'an (Cleveland, 1939.507)
Image Title: Total (1939.507.a) 23040959

Date:

12th c.

Geographic region:

Place of Production: Iran

Extent:

32 x 21.3 cm (sheet)

7. Main Title: Qarmathian Qur'an (Cleveland, 1939.507)
Image Title: Total (1939.507.a) 23040960

Date:

12th c.

Geographic region:

Place of Production: Iran

Extent:

32 x 21.3 cm (sheet)

8. Main Title: Qur'an (private collection)
Image Title: Sura XVII al-Isra, verses 76-81 (full page) 21736230

Date:

975
999
late 10th century

Extent:

28 x 33 cm

9. Main Title: Qur'an leaf, Sura Nuh and Surat Al-Jinn (Sotheby's, 4.6.2011)
Image Title: Detail 20331302

Date:

800
899
9th cent.

Extent:

24.7 by 33.7cm

10. Main Title: Qur'an leaf, Sura Yusuf (Sotheby's, 4.6.2011)
Image Title: Full view 20331301

Date:

900
999
10th cent.

Extent:

20.4 x 30.8 cm

11. Main Title: Qur'an, Iraq or Iran (private collection)
Image Title: Sura VI Al-An'am, verses 1-2 (full page) 21736219

Date:

1100
1199
12th century

Extent:

26.5 x 20 cm

12. Main Title: Qur'an, Tunisia (private collection)
Image Title: Sura IV Al-Nisa, verses 6 and 11 (two pages from a dispersed manuscript) 21736226

Date:

875
899
Late 9th century

Geographic region:

Place of Production: Kairouan, Tunisia

Extent:

21 x 50 cm