3903854 F1930.61 recto, Folio from a Qur\'an, Near East or North Africa, 8th - 9th century (ink, gold & colour on parchment) by Islamic School; 23.9x33.6 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, USA; (add.info.: Abbasid period (750 - 1258) Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur\'an; recto: Sura Sad ( Sad) 38: 87-88, illuminated chapter heading in white with a palmette, Sura al-Zumar (the Troops) 39: part of verse 1; verso: sura 39: 1-2; Arabic in black kufic script; gold orbs stacked as illuminated pyramid-shaped verse markers, an illuminated leaf-shaped medallion verse marker; vocalized in red; one column; 6 lines of text; one of a group of 13 folios.); Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution; Purchase - Charles Lang Freer Endowment; out of copyright.