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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1919.137
Title
Gudarz Slays Piran, Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Firdawsi
Classification
Manuscripts
Work Type
manuscript folio
Date
14th-15th century
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India
Period
Sultanate period
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/217126

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
17.8 x 18.3 cm (7 x 7 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Wetzel acquired it from Rosenberg in Paris, 1914 (Ham Archives, Wetzel bequest).

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Hervey E. Wetzel
Accession Year
1919
Object Number
1919.137
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Phyllis Ackerman, Guide to the Exhibition of Persian Art, exh. cat., Iranian Institute (New York, NY, 1940), pp.249
  • Eric Schroeder, Persian Miniatures in the Fogg Museum of Art, Harvard University Press (Cambridge, MA, 1942), page 78-81/figure 10

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

Verification Level

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