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Surat al-Baqarah in Arabic Calligraphy
17th–19th century
Object Place: India or Iran
Medium/Technique
Ink and gold on colored paper
Dimensions
Height x width: 21.7 × 12.5 cm (8 9/16 × 4 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number29.77
CollectionsAsia, Islamic Art
ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts
DescriptionSingle folio; 7 lines of Arabic calligraphy in black naskh script, outlined with tan pigment; circular gold verse markers outlined in black. Gold-sprinkled, red-dyed paper with illuminated rulings.
InscriptionsSura 2 [al-Baq̈arah, "The Cow"], vv. 1-5
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)