1960.117.259: Folio 259 (text, recto and verso), from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1960.117.259
- Title
- Folio 259 (text, recto and verso), from a manuscript of the Divan of Anvari
- Other Titles
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Alternate Title: "A Prince Receiving Two Mullas"
The Double Gift of Malik Shah: folios 258v (illustration) and 259r (calligraphy) from a “Divan” of Anvari made for Emperor Akbar (r. 1556-1605)
Series/Book Title: Divan of Anvari - Classification
- Manuscripts
- Work Type
- manuscript folio
- Date
- 1588
- Places
- Creation Place: South Asia, Pakistan, Punjab, Lahore
- Period
- Mughal period
- Culture
- Indian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/169904
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- folio: 13.9 x 7.4 cm (5 1/2 x 2 15/16 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Goelet
- Accession Year
- 1960
- Object Number
- 1960.117.259
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Exhibition History
- Anvari's Divan: A Pocket Book for Akbar, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 02/07/1984 - 03/28/1984
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