Folio from a Qur'an, Sura 38:64-69

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At A Glance

  • Period

    8th-9th century
  • Geography

    North Africa or Near East
  • Material

    Ink, color, and gold on parchment
  • Dimension

    H x W (overall): 23.8 x 33.8 cm (9 3/8 x 13 5/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1930.24
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1930.24

Object Details

  • Description

    Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur'an; recto: Sura Sad (Sad) 38: part of 64, 65 and 66, recto begins with "al-nar"; verso: part of 66, 67-69, verso begins with "baynahuma"; Arabic in black kufic script; gold orbs stacked as pyramid-shaped verse markers; pear-shaped verse markers; vocalized in red and yellow; one column; seven lines of text; one of a set of 13 folios.
  • Provenance

    To 1930
    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston to 1930 [1]
    From 1930
    Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 1930 [2]
    Notes:
    [1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. See also Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.
    [2] See note 1.
  • Collection

    Freer Gallery of Art Collection
  • Exhibition History

    Untitled Exhibition, Persian and Near Eastern Art (May 5, 1933 to September 24, 1947)
    Untitled Exhibition, Persian Art (March 14, 1931 to May 5, 1933)
    Untitled Exhibition, South Asian and Persian Art (March 24, 1930 to March 14, 1931)
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Founded 1870)
  • Origin

    North Africa or Near East
  • Credit Line

    Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
  • Type

    Manuscript
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