Folio from a Qur'an, sura 10:24-31
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Period
9th century -
Geography
North Africa or Near East -
Material
Ink and color on parchment -
Dimension
H x W (overall): 28 x 38.3 cm (11 x 15 1/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1929.72 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1929.72
Object Details
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Description
Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur'an; recto: Sura Yunus (Jonah) 10: parts of 24-26 and 27, recto begins with "q[a]dirun"; verso: sura 10: 27-30 and part of 31; Arabic in black kufic script; vocalized in red with clusters of black strokes verse markers; one column; 13 lines of text. -
Provenance
To 1929Kirkor Minassian, New York to 1929 [1]From 1929Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Kirkor Minassian, New York in 1929 [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. -
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)Untitled Exhibition, Persian and Near Eastern Art (May 5, 1933 to September 24, 1947)Untitled Exhibition, South Asian and Persian Art (March 24, 1930 to March 14, 1931) -
Previous custodian or owner
Kirkor Minassian (1874-1944) -
Origin
North Africa or Near East -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Manuscript -
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