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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1919.171
Title
Illumination for Qur'an Section
Classification
Manuscripts
Work Type
manuscript folio
Date
11th century
Places
Creation Place: Middle East
Period
Abbasid period
Culture
Arab
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/217035

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink and gold on parchment
Dimensions
folio: 15.4 x 25.4 cm (6 1/16 x 10 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Hervey E. Wetzel
Accession Year
1919
Object Number
1919.171
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Geometry of the Spirit: Islamic Illumination and Calligraphy, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/30/1988 - 06/26/1988

Verification Level

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