folio 2 recto Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
folio 2 recto Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1958.79.2
People
Calligraphy attributed to Mir Ali al Husayni (flourished 1514-43)
Written by Mahmud 'Arifi of Herat (died 1449)
Title
The Angels Who Pray for the King, Introduction (frontispiece painting, recto), Text (verso), folio 2 from a Manuscript of the Guy u Chawgan by `Arifi
Classification
Manuscripts
Work Type
manuscript folio
Date
1523
Places
Creation Place: Central Asia, Afghanistan, Herat
Period
Safavid period
Culture
Persian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/192169

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
22.7 x 15 cm (8 15/16 x 5 7/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Goelet, formerly in the collection of Louis J. Cartier
Accession Year
1958
Object Number
1958.79.2
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Calligraphy in Persian, in nasta’liq script, by [Mir] Ali al-Husayni [of Herat] (flourished 1514-43).

Publication History

  • 40 Years On... Donations by John Goelet: Sculpture, Paintings and Drawings, Miniatures and Calligraphy, Tankas and Mandala, M. T. Train and Scala Books (New York, NY, 2000), page 154-155, 236

Exhibition History

  • The Enlightened Eye: Gifts from John Goelet, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 02/12/2000 - 05/07/2000

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