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Asian Art
Explore image in Two Covers from a Qur’an
late 18th–early 19th century
Color and gold on leather
6 3/16 × 3 11/16 in. (15.7 × 9.4 cm)
6 3/16 × 3 11/16 in. (15.7 × 9.4 cm)
Framed: 19 15/16 × 14 15/16 × 1 9/16 in. (50.64 × 37.94 × 3.97 cm)
framed: 10 5/16 × 10 7/8 in. (26.2 × 27.6 cm)
6 3/16 × 3 11/16 in. (15.7 × 9.4 cm)
Framed: 19 15/16 × 14 15/16 × 1 9/16 in. (50.64 × 37.94 × 3.97 cm)
framed: 10 5/16 × 10 7/8 in. (26.2 × 27.6 cm)
The Vera M. and John D. MacDonald, B.A. 1927, Collection, Gift of Mrs. John D. MacDonald
2001.138.78.1-.2
Geography:
Iran
Status:
Culture:
Iranian/Persian, Islamic
Period:
Qajar dynasty (1789–1925)
Classification:
Works on Paper - Manuscripts
Provenance:
Vera M. MacDonald and John D. MacDonald, Boston, Mass., by 2001; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2001
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
