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Selected Passages from the Qur'an

A work made of gold and color on paper and leather.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of gold and color on paper and leather.

Date:

Ottoman period, c. 1900

Artist:

Syria
probably Damascus

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Title

Selected Passages from the Qur'an

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Made 1800–1899

Medium

Gold and color on paper and leather

Dimensions

35.8 × 24.5 cm (14 1/8 × 9 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by the Asian Art Council of the Art Institute of Chicago

Reference Number

2014.630

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