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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1958.129
Title
Stamp with the Head of Gushtasp for Block Printing on Cotton (Qalamkari)
Classification
Artists' Tools
Work Type
stamp
Date
19th century
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Iran, Isfahan province
Culture
Persian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/216097

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Shemshad wood
Dimensions
16.84 x 12.7 cm (6 5/8 x 5 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: "Gushtasp" [king of the legendary Kayanian dynasty of Iran and hero of the Avesta and the Shahnama]

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund
Accession Year
1958
Object Number
1958.129
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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