The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Munajat (Confidential Talks) of 'Ali ibn Abu-Talib

Art Object

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Munajat (Confidential Talks) of 'Ali ibn Abu-Talib

Object Name:: Non-illustrated manuscript
Date:: ca. 1200
Geography:: Iraq, possibly Mosul
Medium:: Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper; morocco leather binding
Dimensions:: H. 6 7/8 (17.4 cm) W. 5 1/8 in. (13.1 cm)
Classification:: Codices
Credit Line:: Louis E. and Theresa S. Seley Purchase Fund for Islamic Art and Rogers Fund, 1995
Accession Number:: 1995.324

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 454

Description

The introduction of this short manuscript claims a chain of seventeen authorities transmitted this text from 'Ali, the Prophet Muhammad’s cousin and son‑in‑law (d. 660). The similarity of the calligraphy of its title and the surrounding illuminated scrolls to another manuscript dated and attributed to Mosul provides the basis for attributing this piece.
Provenance

Sotheby's, London, April 26, 1995, lot 54, to MMA
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Ink (28,399)

Paper (24,043)

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A.D. 1000-1400 (7,082)
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