Koran cover

Museum number:
9-8215
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
3339 (previous number (Albert Bender’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.2403
Description:
Koran cover, book-shaped with hinges on spine; metal; floral motifs and Arabic letters embellish metal; hinged catch
Donor:
Albert M. Bender
Collection place:
Middle East
Materials:
Brass (alloy)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
7.1 Writing and Records (including religious texts)
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Loans:
S1990-1991 #17: Gallery Concord (November 19, 1990–January 8, 1991)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Koran cover, accession number 9-8215, described as Koran cover, book-shaped with hinges on spine; metal; floral motifs and Arabic letters embellish metal; hinged catchHearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Koran cover, accession number 9-8215, described as Koran cover, book-shaped with hinges on spine; metal; floral motifs and Arabic letters embellish metal; hinged catchHearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Koran cover, accession number 9-8215, described as Koran cover, book-shaped with hinges on spine; metal; floral motifs and Arabic letters embellish metal; hinged catchHearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Koran cover, accession number 9-8215, described as Koran cover, book-shaped with hinges on spine; metal; floral motifs and Arabic letters embellish metal; hinged catchHearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Koran cover, accession number 9-8215, described as Koran cover, book-shaped with hinges on spine; metal; floral motifs and Arabic letters embellish metal; hinged catchHearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Koran cover, accession number 9-8215, described as Koran cover, book-shaped with hinges on spine; metal; floral motifs and Arabic letters embellish metal; hinged catch

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