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Asian Art
Public domain

Manuscript of the Qur’an

late 18th–early 19th century

Ink, color, and gold on paper

6 3/16 × 3 9/16 in. (15.7 × 9 cm)
The Vera M. and John D. MacDonald, B.A. 1927, Collection, Gift of Mrs. John D. MacDonald
2001.138.83
Status: 
By appointment
Culture: 
Iranian, Islamic
Period: 
Qajar dynasty (1779–1924)
Classification: 
Books
Provenance: 

Abdul Rahman, Delhi, India; Vera M. and John D. MacDonald, Boston, Mass. to 2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

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