Qur'an leaf in Kufic script
late 9th century - early 10th century
Country
North Africa
Object
leaf, Qur'an
Medium
gold on blue vellum
Accession Number
1999.78
Credit Line
Bj Averitt Islamic Art Fund
Qur'an leaf in Kufic script. late 9th century - early 10th century. gold on blue vellum. Bj Averitt Islamic Art Fund. 1999.78.
Dimensions
image height: 8.75 in, 22.2250 cm; image width: 12.5 in, 31.7500 cm; mat height: 16 in, 40.6400 cm; mat width: 20 in, 50.8000 cm
Inscription
Kufic script. Number in lower left corner and number in lower right corner.
Department
Arts of Asia
Collection
Arts of Asia
This object is currently on view
Qur'an Leaf in Kufic Script
probably North Africa, Kairouan
late 800s-early 900s
Gold ink on parchment
Bj Averitt Islamic Art Fund
1999.78
This leaf is from a famous Qu’ran, Islam’s holiest book, written in gold on blue vellum. Most of this luxurious Qur’an is in Tunis at the Museum of Islamic Art, National Institute of Archaeology and the Arts, but a few leaves have found their way into museums, libraries, and private collections. This Qur’an was perhaps made for the library of the Great Mosque of Kairouan, Tunisia.
Known Provenance
Dr. Rudolf Meyer-Riefstahl [b.1880, d. 1936], by 1936; by descent, Sophia Riefstahl, Rochester MA, by 1999; purchase, Denver Art Museum, 1999.
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