Unknown North African, Middle Eastern, and Near Eastern
Folio from a Qur'an manuscript

Folio from a Qur'an manuscript

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Folio from a Qur'an manuscript
Artist
CultureTunisian
Titles
  • Folio from a Qur'an manuscript
Datelate 9th century
MediumInk, opaque watercolor, and gold on parchment
DimensionsSheet: 9 1/4 × 12 7/8 in. (23.5 × 32.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Friends of Art of the Islamic Worlds
Object number2011.402
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Islamic Worlds
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, Switzerland; [Oliver Hoare Limited, London]; purchased by MFAH, 2011.

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