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Illuminated Qur'an manuscript for Mamluk sultan Sayf ad-Din Jamaq (r. 1438-1453)
Mamluk period
mid-15th century
Object Place: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Ink, color and gold on paper
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .318 x .43 x .09 m.
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession Number29.69
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAfrica and Oceania, Islamic Art
ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts
DescriptionIlluminated Qur'an; 276 folios; standard folio: 13 lines of Arabic in naskh script; illuminated rosette verse markers. Stamped leather binding.
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)