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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1960.59
People
Border attributed to Sultan Muhammad, Persian (16th century)
Title
Folio from a manuscript of the Divan of Hafiz with margin illustrations of dragons in foliage (recto), and birds and animals (verso)
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Divan of Hafiz
Classification
Manuscripts
Work Type
manuscript folio
Date
1525-1530
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Iran, Tabriz
Period
Safavid period
Culture
Persian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/101508

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
folio: 30.3 x 19 cm (11 15/16 x 7 1/2 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Goelet
Accession Year
1960
Object Number
1960.59
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Birds, Beasts and Calligraphies, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 06/11/1981 - 09/29/1981
  • The Ottomans and their Contemporaries, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/21/1992 - 05/17/1992
  • 32Q: 2550 Islamic, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/19/2018 - 11/07/2018

Verification Level

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