second half 15th century
Town possibly Granada,
Spain
Spain
Object qualities
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Object
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumLeather; embroidered with gilt-silver wire
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SizeH. 4 1/4 (10.8 cm) W. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
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Geography detailsAttributed to
Town possibly Granada,
Spain -
Country today
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Datesecond half 15th century
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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This pouch, decorated with the Nasrid shield and motto, “There is no Victor but God,” may have held a section of a small Qur’an. A French inscription on a piece of paper found inside the pouch at the time of purchase claimed that it belonged to the last sultan of Granada, Muhammad XII, known in Europe as Boabdil (r. 1486–92).