ManuscriptsPersian12th century

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 4: 160 -161 (recto), Sura 4: 161-162 (verso)

12th century

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Culture

Persian

Period

Ghaznavid period

Century

12th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

folio: 31.1 x 21.3 cm (12 1/4 x 8 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Philip Hofer, Cambridge, MA (by 1982), sold; to [Greater India Company, Inc.], Cambridge, MA, 1982] sold; to the Fogg Art Museum.

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