2009.202.247: Portrait of Ahmad Saba Sint

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2009.202.247

People

Signed by Burdha Ram, Indian

Title

Portrait of Ahmad Saba Sint

Classification

Paintings

Work Type

painting

Date

dated 1868

Places

Creation Place: South Asia, India

Culture

Indian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/216947

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Opaque watercolor on paper

Dimensions

17 x 13 cm (6 11/16 x 5 1/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: Language: English
  Script: “Ahmad Saba Sint”
  “1868”

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Stuart Cary Welch (by 1983 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.

Notes:
Object was part of long-term loan to Museum in 1983.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Stuart Cary Welch Collection, Gift of Edith I. Welch in memory of Stuart Cary Welch

Accession Year

2009

Object Number

2009.202.247

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

The painting is a portrait of Ahmad Saba Sint, identified by the inscription on the back of the image. He sits cross-legged against a large red bolster and on a striped rug. His hands rest in his lap as he looks straight on. He has dark hair that ends at the base of his neck and curls at the ends. He is bearded. He wears an elaborate white and black headdress. Next to him is a brown walking stick.

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