Folio from a Book of prayers
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Period
13th-14th century -
Geography
North Africa -
Material
Brown ink on parchment -
Dimension
H x W (overall): 25.5 x 19.5 cm (10 1/16 x 7 11/16 in) -
Accession Number
S1997.104 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1997.104
Object Details
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Description
Detached folio from a Book of Prayers; Arabic in dark brown maghribi script; one column, twenty lines of text. -
Collection
National Museum of Asian Art Collection -
Origin
North Africa -
Credit Line
The Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection -
Type
Manuscript -
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