id:			157145
accession number:	1993.39.2.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1993.39.2.a
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:17.827000

Qur'an Manuscript Folio (recto); left side of bifolio, 800s. North Africa, Aghlabid or Abbasid Period, 9th century. Gold, ink and colors on parchment; overall: 26.7 x 73 cm (10 1/2 x 28 3/4 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 1993.39.2.a

title:				Qur'an Manuscript Folio (recto); left side of bifolio
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creation date:			800s
creation date earliest:		800
creation date latest:		899
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creditline:			The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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culture:	North Africa, Aghlabid or Abbasid Period, 9th century
technique:	gold, ink and colors on parchment
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Manuscript
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measurements: Overall: 26.7 x 73 cm (10 1/2 x 28 3/4 in.); Text area: 22.8 x 30 cm (9 x 11 13/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Sura al-Qamar (54: 13-part 27).
Script: Kufic (fifteen lines to a page)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>Main Gallery Rotation (gallery 116)</em>. 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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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1993-
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