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
- 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
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- Fatimid period (909 - 1171)
- Egypt
- Arts of the Islamic World
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1908.44m
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3ee16b61c-2c88-4b6a-9773-32c3ff12d068
