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(Islamic World , Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts)
This folio from Walters manuscript W.853.1 is one of the loose leaves upon which the text is written in Sudani script in dark brown ink with vocalization in red. Three yellow dots outlined in red arranged in a triangular form separate the verses.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Present in England, before 1974 [1]. Henry Brownrigg, London, 1980s [2]; purchased by Sam Fogg Rare Books and Manuscripts, London, 1980s [3]; purchased by Walters Art Museum, 2000.
[1] According to Sam Fogg
[2] Dealer who sold at Portobello Road Market in London
[3] Sam Fogg, "Islamic Manuscripts", 2000, no. 22, pp. 56-57
Geographies
West Africa (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 4 5/16 x W: 4 5/16 in. (11 x 11 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Islamic Acquisition Fund, 2000
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.853.1.4A
