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Leaf from Qur'an
5th century AH/AD 11th century (Abbasid)
This folio from Walters manuscript W.554 is a later addition to the manuscript. Added in the 5th century AH/AD 11th century, it is executed in a hand influenced by or imitating the future of the New Abbasid Style (Broken Cursive).
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Arab lands (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 6 7/8 x W: 10 13/16 in. (17.5 x 27.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.554.2B
