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Identification and Creation
Object Number
1984.463
Title
Illustrated Manuscript of a Compendium of Knowledge (Jung), made for Shah Sulayman
Classification
Manuscripts
Work Type
manuscript cover
Date
1666-1686
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Iran
Period
Safavid period
Culture
Persian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/215600
Physical Descriptions
Medium
Calligraphy; ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions
26.5 x 15 cm (10 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer
Accession Year
1984
Object Number
1984.463
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

32Q: 2550 Islamic, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/03/2015 - 04/26/2016

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