Recto

Arabic Paper Fragment - Recto
Closer Look

Verso

Arabic Paper Fragment - Verso
Closer Look




Arabic Manuscript Fragment on paper


Egypt
10th - 14 Century C.E.
(4th - 7th Century A.H.)







Fragment Dimensions:

     5.10 cm wide x 3.90 cm high

Description:
     
    Incomplete manuscript fragment written on paper.
    Yellow-tan colored paper.
    Paper is torn, crushed, and folded.
    Two or more fold lines visible.
    Small ware holes present.
    Paper is dirty with small particles of soil/organic matter
    adhering to surface.
    Paper is unwatermarked and shows faint rule lines. 

RECTO
       
    
    Traces of three lines of writing.
    Written using dark black ink.

VERSO

    No writing is visible.
    
    





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