ManuscriptsOttoman20th century

Manuscript of the Qur'an

1916

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Calligraphy; ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper, with dark red morocco binding

Culture

Ottoman

Period

Ottoman period

Century

20th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

27.78 x 19.69 x 4.5 cm (10 7/8 x 7 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)

Provenance

[Sotheby's, London, 23 November 1976, lot 350], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1976, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.

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