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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1965.481
Title
Battle of the Clans, from an illustrated manuscript of Sufi Poetry
Classification
Manuscripts
Work Type
manuscript folio
Date
15th century
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Iran, Shiraz
Period
Turkman period
Culture
Persian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/216337

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink, Opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions
11.3 x 9.8 cm (4 7/16 x 3 7/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Meta and Paul J. Sachs
Accession Year
1965
Object Number
1965.481
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), pp. 44-45, no. 12, ill.

Exhibition History

  • Eyes to the East: Indian, Persian, and Turkish Art Given by Harvard Graduates, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/1990 - 11/25/1990
  • 32Q: 2550 Islamic, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/26/2016 - 11/01/2016; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/31/2022 - 04/17/2023

Verification Level

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