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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1958.148
Title
Persian verses in calligraphic composition, illuminated folio from an album
Classification
Albums
Work Type
album folio
Date
c. 1600
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Iran
Culture
Persian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/193903

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
24.6 x 16.1 cm (9 11/16 x 6 5/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund
Accession Year
1958
Object Number
1958.148
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
. The illuminated text panel (Admonition against Pride) is placed in marbled and gold sprinkled margins.

Publication History

  • Anthony Welch, Shah 'Abbas and the Arts of Isfahan, exh. cat., Asia Society Museum (New York, NY, 1973), page 35/figure 65

Exhibition History

  • Islamic Art: Drawings, Calligraphies and Objects, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 06/29/1983 - 09/25/1983

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