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Object Details

Provenance

To 1908

Ali Arabi, to 1908 [1]

From 1908 to 1919

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased from Ali Arabi, Giza, Egypt in May 1908 [2]

From 1920

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]

Notes:

[1] See Original Miscellaneous List, Biblical Manuscripts Section, S.I. 1469, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Also see W. H. Worrell: The Coptic Manuscripts in the Freer Collection; University of Michigan Humanistic Series, Vol. X (1923), Part I, pp. ix, xiii-xxvi.

[2] See note 1.

[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.

Collection

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Previous custodian or owner

Ali Arabi (ca. 1840-1932) (C.L. Freer source)

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)

Credit Line

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Date

11th-12th century

Period

Fatimid period

Accession Number

F1908.44m

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Manuscript

Medium

Ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 28.6 x 10.3 cm (11 1/4 x 4 1/16 in)

Origin

Genizah, Egypt

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

Fatimid period (909 - 1171)

Egypt

Arts of the Islamic World

Charles Lang Freer collection

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