Medium:

Ink, color, and gold on paper

Dimensions:

H x W (overall): 10.5 x 8.7 cm (4 1/8 x 3 7/16 in)

Type:

Manuscript

Origin:

Iran or Iraq

Date:

12th-13th century

Description:

Detached double folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur'an; recto: Sura al-'Imran ( the Family of 'Imran) 3: 148-153 and part of 154, recto begins with "fa'atahumu Allah"; verso: sura 3: 154-161 and part of 162, verso begins with "kutiba 'alayhim"; facing folio: F1930.95; Arabic in black naskhi script; rosette verse markers and marginal roundels; vocalized in black; one column; 15 lines of text; one of a group of 4 folios.

Provenance:

To 1930

Anada K. Coomaraswamy, Boston to 1930 [1]

From 1930

Freer Gallery of Art, given by Anada K. Coomaraswamy, Boston in 1930 [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. Also see Curatorial Remarks, Eleanor Radcliffe, 1984.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Previous custodian or owner:

Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (1877-1947)

Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (1877-1947)

Topic:

Islam  Search this

Qur'an  Search this

naskh script  Search this

Iraq  Search this

Iran  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

sura 3  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of A.K. Coomaraswamy, Boston, Massachusetts

Accession Number:

F1930.92

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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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/ye31a814549-0745-4fe1-9c09-21bc824d2197

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1930.92