1919.137: Gudarz Slays Piran, Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Firdawsi

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

Permissions

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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

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