id:			118473
accession number:	1939.507.b
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1939.507.b
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:37.440000

Page from a Qur'an, Sura al-Nisa 4, verses 159–60, 1100s. Seljuk Iran. Ink, gold, and colors on paper; overall: 32 x 21.3 cm (12 5/8 x 8 3/8 in.); text area: 23 x 16 cm (9 1/16 x 6 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1939.507.b

title:				Page from a Qur'an, Sura al-Nisa 4, verses 159–60
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creation date:			1100s
creation date earliest:		1100
creation date latest:		1196
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Seljuk Iran
technique:	ink, gold, and colors on paper
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Manuscript
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measurements: Overall: 32 x 21.3 cm (12 5/8 x 8 3/8 in.); Text area: 23 x 16 cm (9 1/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Sura al-Nisa (4: part 159-part 160).
Script: Eastern Kufi (four lines to a page)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Art: The International Language
	opening date:   1956-10-02T04:00:00
	<i>Art: The International Language</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (October 2-November 4, 1956).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Heeramaneck Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1939
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1939-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Gertsman, Elina and Barbara H. Rosenwein. <em>The Middle Ages in 50 Objects</em>. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018.
	page number: 	Mentioned: pp. 26–29; Reproduced: p. 27
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