Page of illuminated calligraphy, Verses from Sura 2 of the Qur'an
17th–19th century
Object PlaceIndia or Iran
Medium/TechniqueInk and gold on colored paper
DimensionsHeight x width: 21.7 × 12.5 cm (8 9/16 × 4 15/16 in.)
Credit LineHelen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession number29.77
On View
Not on viewClassificationsBooks and manuscripts
Collections
ProvenanceMiss Elizabeth (Riefstahl) Titzel (b. 1889 - d. 1986), New York; 1929, sold by Miss Elizabeth (Riefstahl) Titzel to the MFA for $5000.00 (total price for 29.56-136). (Accession Date: January 3, 1929)
Ömer b. Abdurrahman
18th century
about 1500
Mehmed Şeker-zâde
about 1700–1750
Recto early 16th century; verso about 1420–40; mounted in album about 1544–45