H x W (overall): 23.7 x 33.6 cm (9 5/16 x 13 1/4 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
North Africa or Near East
Date:
8th-9th century
Period:
Abbasid period
Description:
Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur'an; recto: Sura al-Fath (Victory) 48:5, recto begins with "liyudkhal"; verso: sura 48: parts of 5, 6, verso begins with "dhalika"; Arabic in black kufic script; illuminated leaf-shaped medallion verse marker; vocalized in red, yellow, green, and blue; one column; 7 lines of text; one of a group of 13.
Provenance:
To 1930
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston to 1930 [1]
From 1930
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 1930 [2]
Notes:
[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. See also Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.
[2] See note 1.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Islamic Art (May 9, 1993 to June 3, 1997)
Untitled Exhibition, South Asian and Persian Art (March 24, 1930 to March 14, 1931)
