Medium:

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 32.3 x 18.3 cm (12 11/16 x 7 3/16 in)

Type:

Manuscript

Origin:

Iran

Date:

circa 1550-1570

Description:

Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur'an; left-hand half of a double-page frontispiece; separate from the facing folio S1986.84.1; recto: Sura al-Fatiha (the Opener)1: part of 5-7, recto begins with "nasta'in"; verso: Sarlawh, Sura al-Baqara (the Cow) 2:1-7 and part of 8; verso begins with "al-Baqara"; Arabic in white, gold and black thuluth and muhaqqaq script; vocalized in white, gold and black with red letters for recitation and reading; one column; 9 lines of text; one of a group of two folios.

Border: The text is set in an illuminated border.

Collection:

Arthur M. Sackler Collection

Exhibition History:

The Divine Word of Islam (July 4, 1993 to January 2, 1994)

Topic:

Islam  Search this

Qur'an  Search this

thuluth script  Search this

illumination  Search this

muhaqqaq script  Search this

Iran  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

Henri Vever collection  Search this

sura 1  Search this

sura 2  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler

Accession Number:

S1986.84.2

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye374f853a6-8514-46f9-8d1a-e82fbe2674ba

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S1986.84.2