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Surat al-Fath excerpt, from a Qur'an manuscript
Abbasid period
9th–10th century
Object Place: North Africa or West Asia
Medium/Technique
Ink, color and gold on vellum
Dimensions
Height x width: 23.7 × 33.7 cm (9 5/16 × 13 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number29.60
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts
DescriptionSingle folio from a dispersed copy of the Qur'an. Recto: 5 lines of Arabic calligraphy in dark brown kufic script; red vocalization marks; illuminated rosette verse marker outlined in blue; chapter heading for Sura Al-Fath (Victory) outlined in black and set in a gold band with an interlaced border and an attached stylized palmette outlined in blue. Verso: 7 lines of Arabic calligraphy in dark brown kufic script; gold dot pyramidal verse markers. Horizontal-format vellum.
InscriptionsRecto - Sura 47 [Muhammad], v. 38 to Sura 48 [al-Fath, "Victory"], v. 1
Verso - Sura 48 [Al-Fatah, "Victory"], vv. 1-2
Verso - Sura 48 [Al-Fatah, "Victory"], vv. 1-2
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)