Medium:

Ink and color on parchment

Dimensions:

H x W (overall): 28 x 38.3 cm (11 x 15 1/16 in)

Type:

Manuscript

Origin:

North Africa or Near East

Date:

9th century

Description:

Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur'an; recto: Sura Yunus (Jonah) 10: parts of 24-26 and 27, recto begins with "q[a]dirun"; verso: sura 10: 27-30 and part of 31; Arabic in black kufic script; vocalized in red with clusters of black strokes verse markers; one column; 13 lines of text.

Provenance:

To 1929

Kirkor Minassian, New York to 1929 [1]

From 1929

Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Kirkor Minassian, New York in 1929 [2]

Notes:

[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note.

[2] See note 1. Also see Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

Engaging the Senses (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016)

Untitled Exhibition, Persian and Near Eastern Art (May 5, 1933 to September 24, 1947)

Untitled Exhibition, South Asian and Persian Art (March 24, 1930 to March 14, 1931)

Previous custodian or owner:

Kirkor Minassian (1874-1944)

Topic:

Islam  Search this

Qur'an  Search this

kufic script  Search this

West Asia  Search this

North Africa  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

sura 10  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1929.72

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3c6f7e2cd-5e14-457a-a282-9445303220e0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1929.72