Advanced Search 
View: Verso
Page from a Qur'an manuscript
Abbasid period
9th–10th century
Object Place: North Africa or West Asia
Medium/Technique
Ink, color and gold on parchment
Dimensions
Height x width: 11.7 × 17.2 cm (4 5/8 × 6 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number29.128
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAfrica and Oceania, Islamic Art
ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts
DescriptionSingle folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur'an; 6 lines of Arabic calligraphy in dark brown kufic script on the recto and verso; red and gold vocalization marks. Horizontal-format parchment.
InscriptionsVerso - Sura 29 [al-Ankabut, "The Spider"], v. 31
Recto - Sura 29 [al-Ankabut, "The Spider"], vv. 31-32
Recto - Sura 29 [al-Ankabut, "The Spider"], vv. 31-32
ProvenanceMiss Elizabeth (Riefstahl) Titzel (b. 1889 - d. 1986), New York; 1929, sold by Miss Elizabeth (Riefstahl) Titzel to the MFA for $5000.00 (total price for 29.56-136). (Accession Date: January 3, 1929)