id: 157142
accession number: 1993.39.1.a
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Page from a Qur'an (recto), 800s. North Africa, Aghlabid or Abbasid. Gold, ink and colors on parchment; overall: 26.7 x 36.3 cm (10 1/2 x 14 5/16 in.); folio: 36.3 cm (14 5/16 in.); text area: 22.8 x 30 cm (9 x 11 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 1993.39.1.a
title: Page from a Qur'an (recto)
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creation date: 800s
creation date earliest: 800
creation date latest: 899
current location:
creditline: The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
copyright:
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culture: North Africa, Aghlabid or Abbasid
technique: gold, ink and colors on parchment
department: Islamic Art
collection: Islamic Art
type: Manuscript
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CREATORS
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measurements: Overall: 26.7 x 36.3 cm (10 1/2 x 14 5/16 in.); Folio: 36.3 cm (14 5/16 in.); Text area: 22.8 x 30 cm (9 x 11 13/16 in.)
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inscriptions:
inscription: Sura al-Tur (52: part 37-49).
Script: Kufi (fifteen lines to a page)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Main Gallery Rotation (gallery 116). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 14, 2012-December 9, 2013).', 'opening_date': '2012-11-14T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
(Oliver Hoare Limited, London, UK, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: ?-1993
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citations:
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1993-
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Cleveland Museum of Art. The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 224
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IMAGES
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