Folio from a Qur'an, sura 79:42-46; sura 80:1-27
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Period
14th century -
Geography
Egypt or Syria -
Material
Ink, color and gold on paper -
Dimension
H x W (overall): 17.3 x 12.2 cm (6 13/16 x 4 13/16 in) -
Accession Number
S1997.96 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1997.96
Object Details
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Description
Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur'an; recto: Sura al-Naz'iat (Those who tear out) 79: part of 42, 43-46, Sura Abasa (He frowned) 80: 1-6 and part of 7, recto begins with "mursayha"; verso: sura 80: 7-26, and part of 27, verso begins with "'allayazzakka"; Arabic in black naskh script with gold heading in white thuluth; gold-large marginal medallions containing the word "ashr" (ten) indicating the end of a tenth verse and the word "khams" (five) indicating the end of a fifth verse; illuminated rosette verse markers; vocalized in black, sukun in red, late addition letters for recitation in red; interlinear Persian translation in red nasta'liq; illuminated heading; one column, nine lines of text. -
Provenance
To 1969Adrienne Minassian, New York to 1969 [1]From 1969 to 1997Ralph and Catherine Benkaim, Beverly Hills, CA, purchased from Adrienne Minassian in 1969 [2]From 1997Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, given by Ralph and Catherine Benkaim in 1997Notes:[1] According to Provenance Remark 1 in the object record.[2] See note 1. -
Collection
National Museum of Asian Art Collection -
Previous custodian or owner
Adrienne Minassian (1913-1994)Ralph and Catherine Benkaim -
Origin
Egypt or Syria -
Credit Line
The Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection -
Type
Manuscript -
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