# Folio from the "Blue Qur'an"

**Unknown artist**  
second half 9th–mid-10th century  
Gold and silver on indigo-dyed parchment  
H. 11 15/16 in. (30.4 cm) W. 15 13/16 in. (40.2 cm)

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004.88. [The museum's record](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/454662).

## About this work

An unrecorded artist made this in the second half 9th–mid-10th century. It is now at The Met in New York.

## Facts

- Type: Codices
- Real size: about 12 × 16 in (30 × 40 cm). The 12 × 16 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 9th century
- Subjects: Arabic, Qur'an
- Colour: olive
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

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