Medium:

Ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 14.6 x 14 cm (5 3/4 x 5 1/2 in)

Type:

Manuscript

Origin:

Genizah, Egypt

Date:

1256

Period:

Fatimid period

Provenance:

To 1908

Ali Arabi, to 1908 [1]

From 1908 to 1919

Charles Lang Frer (1854-1919), purchased from Ali Arabi, Giza, Egypt in May 1908 [2]

From 1920

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

Notes:

[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, Biblical Manuscripts Section, S.I. 1469, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Also see W. H. Worrell: The Coptic Manuscripts in the Freer Collection; University of Michigan Humanistic Series, Vol. X (1923), Part I, pp. ix, xiii-xxvi.

[2] See note 1.

[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

In the Beginning: Bibles Before the Year 1000 (October 21, 2006 to January 7, 2007)

Christian Art (January 1, 1963 to May 15, 1968)

Previous custodian or owner:

Ali Arabi (ca. 1840-1932) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Topic:

Fatimid period (909 - 1171)  Search this

Egypt  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number:

F1908.44p

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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