Old Quran Fragment from Uzbekistan to Be Displayed at Louvre

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Dozens of artefacts from Uzbekistan, including a fragment of an 8th century Quran will be displayed at the Louvre museum in Paris.

The Louvre experts have helped restore the data-x-items that also include a 2,000-year-old Buddha statue, the Uzbek government said on Friday.

A total of 70 restored artefacts will be shown in the Louvre between Nov. 23 and March 6, the state-run Culture and Arts Development Foundation said in a statement.

The Quran fragment, it said, had been stored for centuries in the village of Katta Langar and is one of the oldest copies of the Muslim Holy Book in existence.

Source: Reuters