Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur'an; Sura Muhammad (Muhammad) 47:9-14 and part of 15, beginning word "dhalika", reverse blank; Arabic in black kufic script; verse marker; vowels in red; one column; thirteen lines of text.
Provenance:
To about 1957
John Goelet, New York to about 1957 [1]
From about 1957
Rudolf Meyer Riefstahl II, acquired from John Goelet in about 1957 [2]
To 1997
Sophia Riefstahl, New Bedford, MA, acquired from Rudolf Meyer Riefstahl II, to 1997 [3]
From 1997
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, purchased from Sophia Riefstahl in 1997
Notes:
[1] According to Provenance Remark 1 in the object record.
[2] See note 1.
[3] See note 1.
Collection:
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Imaging the Word: Selections of Calligraphy from the Islamic World (November 17, 1999 to May 7, 2000)
