Folio from a Qur'an, sura 49:11-12
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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 33.5 cm (9 7/16 x 13 3/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1930.67 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1930.67
Object Details
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Description
Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur'an; recto: Sura al- Hujurat (the Private chambers): 49: part of verse 11; verso: sura 49: part of verse 12, verso begins with "kathiran min"; Arabic in black kufic script; gold orbs stacked as pyramid-shaped verse markers; vocalized in red and yellow; one column; 7 lines of text; one of a group of 13 folios. -
Provenance
To 1930Elizabeth T. Riefstahl, to 1930 [1]From 1930Freer 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. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016) -
Previous custodian or owner
Elizabeth Titzel Riefstahl (1889-1986) -
Origin
North Africa or Near East -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Manuscript -
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