Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 38, verses 87-88; sura 39, verse 1

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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): 23.9 x 33.6 cm (9 7/16 x 13 1/4 in)
  • Accession Number

    F1930.60
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_F1930.60

Object Details

  • Description

    Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur'an; recto: Sura Sad ( Sad) 38: 87-88, illuminated chapter heading in white with a palmette, Sura al-Zumar (the Troops) 39: part of verse 1; verso: sura 39: 1-2; Arabic in black kufic script; gold orbs stacked as illuminated pyramid-shaped verse markers, an illuminated leaf-shaped medallion verse marker; vocalized in red; one column; 6 lines of text; one of a group of 13 folios.
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Elizabeth T. Riefstahl (1889 - 1986)
  • Provenance

    To 1930
    Elizabeth T. Riefstahl, to 1930 [1]
    From 1930
    Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Elizabeth T. Riefstahl in 1930 [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.
  • Origin

    North Africa or Near East
  • Credit Line

    Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
  • Type

    Manuscript
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