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Medium:
Ink, color, and gold on parchment
Dimensions:
H x W: 15.7 x 23.5 cm (6 3/16 x 9 1/4 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Date:
9th century
Period:
Abbasid period
Description:
Folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur'an; Sura al-Ma'ida (the Table Spread) 5: part of verse 95 followed by verses 96 and 97, beginning word " 'aw 'adlu"; reverse: blank; Arabic in black kufic script; vocalized in red and black; one column; eleven lines of text.
Collection:
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Sacred Beauty: A Millennium of Religious Art, 600-1600 (September 08, 2007 to January 06, 2008)
Topic:
Islam  Search this
Abbasid period (750 - 1258)  Search this
Qur'an  Search this
kufic script  Search this
illumination  Search this
West Asia  Search this
North Africa  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
sura 5  Search this
Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection  Search this
Credit Line:
The Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
Accession Number:
S1997.88
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/ye3f4a25982-f6ab-4820-b9e7-b2482bd39a0b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1997.88