Siyavush surrounded by Musicians and Attendants, illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama of Firdawsi

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1958.231
Title: Siyavush surrounded by Musicians and Attendants, illustrated 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
Period: Safavid period
Culture: Persian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/216479

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Ink and colors on paper with metalic pigment,possibly mica
Dimensions: 38.3 x 30.5 cm (15 1/16 x 12 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Goelet
Accession Year: 1958
Object Number: 1958.231
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. 118, no. 110

Exhibition History

Romantic Interludes: Women in Firdawsi's Shahnama, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, 04/24/2010 - 01/16/2011

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