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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1927.161.1
Title
Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 72: 4 - 7 (recto), Sura: 72: 7 - 10 (verso), right-hand side of a bifolio
Classification
Manuscripts
Work Type
manuscript folio
Date
9th-10th century
Places
Creation Place: Middle East
Culture
Islamic
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/216643

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink, color and gold on parchment
Dimensions
12.2 x 9.3 cm (4 13/16 x 3 11/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Paul J. Sachs
Accession Year
1927
Object Number
1927.161.1
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • The Continuous Stroke of a Breath: Calligraphy from the Islamic World, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 12/20/2003 - 07/18/2004

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