ManuscriptsPersian11th-12th century

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 30: end 25 - mid 27 (recto), Sura 30: mid 27 - mid 28 (verso)

11th-12th century

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Culture

Persian

Period

Seljuk-Atabeg period

Century

11th-12th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

folio: 26.5 x 19.7 cm (10 7/16 x 7 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Eric Schroeder, Cambridge, MA, (by 1965), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965.

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