Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 1: 4-7 (recto), Sura 2: 1 - begin 4 (verso)

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1924.97
People: Unknown Artist
Title: Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 1: 4-7 (recto), Sura 2: 1 - begin 4 (verso)
Other Titles: Series/Book Title: Qur'an
Classification: Manuscripts
Work Type: manuscript folio
Date: 17th century
Places: Creation Place: Middle East
Culture: Indian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/217156

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions: folio: 25.1 x 15.1 cm (9 7/8 x 5 15/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Denman W. Ross
Accession Year: 1924
Object Number: 1924.97
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

"The Rise of Islam", Harvard Magazine (May-June 1979), 99, 5, pp. 22-28, Pg. 24

Exhibition History

Line and Space: Calligraphies from Medieval Islam, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 04/02/1984 - 05/28/1984

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