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Fragment with Koranic inscriptions
Fragment with Koranic inscriptions

Fragment with Koranic inscriptions

Early 18th century
Object PlaceIran
Medium/TechniqueSilk; plain weave with complementary wefts and inner warps (taqueté)
DimensionsOverall: 43.8 x 55.2 cm (17 1/4 x 21 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. John Goelet
Accession number60.510
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
InscriptionsFirst verse of Koran chapter 48: "Verily, We have granted thee a manifest victory!" The border repeats the Koranic invocation, "In the name of God, the merciful, the compassionate."ProvenanceBy 1960, Mr. and Mrs. John Goelet, Cambridge, MA; 1960, gift of Goelets to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 14, 1960)
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