id:			114237
accession number:	1933.480.b
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1933.480.b
updated:		2024-03-26 11:01:42.850000

Qur'an Manuscript Folio (verso), 1300s. Egypt, Mamluk sultanate (1250–1517). Ink, gold, and colors on paper; sheet: 41.2 x 32.4 cm (16 1/4 x 12 3/4 in.); text area: 30.3 x 22.5 cm (11 15/16 x 8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1933.480.b

title:				Qur'an Manuscript Folio (verso)
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creation date:			1300s
creation date earliest:		1300
creation date latest:		1399
current location:		116 Islamic
creditline:			Edward L. Whittemore Fund
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culture:	Egypt, Mamluk sultanate (1250–1517)
technique:	ink, gold, and colors on paper
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Drawing
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measurements: Sheet: 41.2 x 32.4 cm (16 1/4 x 12 3/4 in.); Text area: 30.3 x 22.5 cm (11 15/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
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	inscription:	Surah al-Zumar [Chapter:The Crowds] 39: 51-60 in Arabic.
Script: Rayhani (twelve lines to a page)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Decorative Style
	opening date:   1961-09-08T04:00:00
	<i>Decorative Style</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 8, 1961-January 7, 1962).

	title:		Oriental Art
	opening date:   1962-11-01T05:00:00
	<i>Oriental Art</i>. Berea College, Berea, KY (organizer) (November 1-December 1, 1962).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Ananda K. Coomaraswamy [1877–1947] sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1933
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1933–
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