Leaf from Qur'an

Exhibitions Provenance Credit

Exhibitions

The Divine Word and Sacred Sites of Islam. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1997.
Speaking the Word of God: Illuminated Korans from the Walters Art Museum. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2007.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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late 3rd century AH/AD 9th century (Abbasid)

ink and pigments on parchment
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)

W.554.64B

H: 6 7/8 x W: 10 13/16 in. (17.5 x 27.5 cm)

Qur'an	Title
late 3rd century AH/AD 9th century-5th century AH/AD 11th century (Abbasid)	Period
W.554	Accession

Illuminated Finispiece of Geometric Design	Title
late 3rd century AH/AD 9th century (Abbasid)	Period
W.554.77B	Accession

Leaf from Qur'an	Title
5th century AH/AD 11th century (Abbasid)	Period
W.554.2B	Accession

Illuminated Frontispiece of Geometrical Design	Title
late 3rd century AH/AD 9th century (Abbasid)	Period
W.554.1A	Accession

Illuminated Incipit and Chapter Heading	Title
late 3rd century AH/AD 9th century (Abbasid)	Period
W.554.1B	Accession