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Decorated Finispiece Containing a Colophon
This decorated finispiece from Walters manuscript W.556 contains a colophon inscribed in Mashriqi (also known as Thuluth Maghribi) script stating that this is the end of volume 9 of the Qur'an (al-juz' al-tasi' min al-rab'ah) and offering a prayer for the Prophet Muhammad and his family. The text is framed by an inner band of blue and gold and two outer bands of interlace design in gold, blue, and white in reserve. At right is a marginal medallion palmette.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Maghreb (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 6 5/16 x W: 5 7/8 in. (16 x 15 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.556.133B
