Details
| Artist | Islamic, Spanish |
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| Title |
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| Date | ca. 1220 |
| Medium | Ink, colors, gold and possibly silver on tinted paper |
| Dimensions | Page: 13 × 10 inches (33 × 25.4 cm) |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase, Ernest and Rosemarie Kanzler Foundation Fund |
| Accession Number | 2007.120.2B |
| Department | Islamic Art |
| Not On View |
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
| Inscriptions | [Translated: [Surat al-Saff (The Ranks) 61:14] [O ye who believe! Be you Gods helpers: As Jesus, son of Mary, said to the Apostles], "Who will be my helpers unto God?" The Apostles said, "We will be helpers of God." And a portion of the Children of Israel believed and a portion disbelieved; so (b) We confirmed those who believed against their enemy, and they became masters. 14 [Surat al-Jamu'ah (Congregation) 62] In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate …. ] |
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Provenance
1248, endowed to the library of the Mosque of Ali b. Yusuf b. Tashufin (Marrakech, Morroco, Africa).
(Bonham's Auction House, London England);
April 12, 2000, purchased by (Bernard Quarich Ltd., London, England);
2007-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA).
(Bonham's Auction House, London England);
April 12, 2000, purchased by (Bernard Quarich Ltd., London, England);
2007-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA).
