Plate with Quranic Scripture/Calligraphy

Plate with Quranic Scripture/Calligraphy

Decorative Arts

Islamic calligraphy is an artistic practice of handwriting or crafting the Arabic alphabet that usually recites chapters and verses from the Islamic Holy Book, the Qur'an. Arabic calligraphy is arguably one the of the major forms of artistic expression in Islamic cultures. Calligraphy is applied to a wide range of decorative mediums such as paper, tiles, carpets, textiles and more. 

Translation: "For who believed, seek help by praying and being patient because God is with the patient."

Check out the High Library for more information. 

• Islamic calligraphy
  
• Aisha's cushion: religious art, perception, and practice in Islam

Check out sacred texts that relate to the artifact. 

Sources:
Richard Ettinghausen and Oleg Grabar, The Art and Architecture of Islam: 650-1250 (New Haven, CN: Yale University Press, 1994).

Elizabethtown College (Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, USA)

Dr. William V Puffenberger

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A decorate plate with Quranic scriptures painted onto the plate and in the center. The plate is thin and has black with gold detailing.

Diameter: 10 in (25.4cm)

Arabic

Physical Object

Puffenberger #172

Syria