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Page from a Qur'an manuscript
Mamluk period
about 1306–1311
Object Place: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Ink , color and gold on paper
Dimensions
Height x width: 33.2 × 24.2 cm (13 1/16 × 9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Arthur Mason Knapp Fund
Accession Number26.11
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Islamic Art
ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts
DescriptionSingle folio from a dispersed copy of a monumental Qur'an; 3 lines of Arabic calligraphy on the recto and verso; chapter heading for Sura 112 [al-ʾIkhlāṣ] in the thuluth-ashʿār (golden thuluth) script; illuminated rosette verse markers with blue centers and red dots; teardrop marginal medallion with the word khamsa (five) written in gold and set against a blue background marking the end of a fifth verse.
InscriptionsSura 111 [Lahab/Tabbat, "Perish"], v. 3 to Sura 112 [al-ʾIkhlāṣ, "Sincere Religion"], v. 1
Provenance1926, purchased by the MFA from P.J. Higgs (Accession date: January 7, 1926)