1919.253: Preparatory Portrait of Buhol Dana Ghazni

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1919.253

Title

Preparatory Portrait of Buhol Dana Ghazni

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

18th century

Places

Creation Place: South Asia, India

Period

Mughal period

Culture

Indian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/216765

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black ink on deer skin (charba)

Dimensions

9 x 8.1 cm (3 9/16 x 3 3/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: Language: Persian/Hindi
  Script: Nasta’liq/Devanagari
  
  Persian:
  بوحل دانا غزني
  Buhol Dana Ghazni

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Hervey E. Wetzel

Accession Year

1919

Object Number

1919.253

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

This small fragment depicts a figure in profile, wearing a turban and a robe (jama). He has dark hair, a long dark beard, and a slight mustache. Although the bottom portion of the portrait is missing, it appears that the This small fragment depicts a figure in profile, wearing a turban and a robe (jama). He has dark hair, a long dark beard, and a slight mustache. Although the bottom portion of the portrait is missing, it appears that the figure is kneeling, with his hands on his lap.

Exhibition History

• The Tablet and the Pen: Drawings from the Islamic World, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/18/2006 - 07/23/2006

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