Manuscripts18th-19th century
Folio 1 from a Partial Manuscript of the Qur'an: pasted on paper and invisible (recto), Sura 1 and Sura 2: 1-6 (verso)
18th-19th century
Dimensions
15 x 10 cm (5 7/8 x 3 15/16 in.)
Provenance
Philip Hofer (1898-1984), Cambridge, MA (by 1984), gift; to Fogg Museum of Art, 1984.
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