Medium:

Ink, color, and gold on parchment

Dimensions:

H x W (overall): 19.5 x 25.7 cm (7 11/16 x 10 1/8 in)

Type:

Manuscript

Origin:

North Africa or Near East

Date:

8th-9th century

Period:

Abbasid period

Provenance:

To 1945

Mrs. Kirkor Minassian, New York. [1]

From 1945

Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Mrs. Kirkor Minassian, New York. [2]

Notes:

[1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

[2] See note 1.

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)

Near Eastern Art--Calligraphy (August 18, 1967 to February 10, 1972)

Previous custodian or owner:

Mrs. Antoinette P. Minassian (1874-1961)

Topic:

parchment  Search this

Islam  Search this

Abbasid period (750 - 1258)  Search this

Qur'an  Search this

kufic script  Search this

North Africa  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

sura 35  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1945.19

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/ye387766689-2793-4edb-a110-b3eb57c6d84a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1945.19