Two pages of a Qur'an | Yale University Art Gallery

late 18th–early 19th century

Medium: Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Dimensions: 5 13/16 × 3 1/4 in. (14.8 × 8.3 cm)
5 13/16 × 3 1/4 in. (14.8 × 8.3 cm)
framed: 19 15/16 × 14 15/16 × 1 9/16 in. (50.64 × 37.94 × 3.97 cm)
Credit Line: The Vera M. and John D. MacDonald, B.A. 1927, Collection, Gift of Mrs. John D. MacDonald
Accession Number: 2001.138.77.1-.2
Geography: Iran
Culture: Iranian/Persian, Islamic
Period: Qajar dynasty (1789–1925)
Classification: Manuscripts
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Provenance

Vera M. MacDonald and John D. MacDonald, Boston, Mass., by 2001; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2001

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