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