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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1958.136
Title
Death of Alexander (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Shahnama
Classification
Manuscripts
Work Type
manuscript folio
Date
17th century
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Iran, Isfahan
Culture
Persian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/215988

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
folio: 33.3 x 19.5 cm (13 1/8 x 7 11/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund
Accession Year
1958
Object Number
1958.136
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Marianna Shreve Simpson, Arab and Persian Painting in the Fogg Art Museum, Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1980), p. 117, no. 104

Exhibition History

  • Courts and Countryside: Islamic Paintings from the 14th through the 17th Century, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/21/1999 - 08/22/1999

Verification Level

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