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Initial Verses of Chapter 2 of the Qur'an
723 AH/AD 1323
ink and pigments on dark cream laid Persian paper
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)
This text folio page from Walters manuscript W.559 is the beginning of Surat al-baqarah. The black Naskh is the Qur'anic text and the text in red is the interlinear Persian translation.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
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
Iran, Ilkhanid (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 7 5/16 x W: 5 5/16 in. (18.5 x 13.5 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.559.3A
