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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1958.244
People
Bihzad, Persian (20th century)
Title
Firdawsi Presents His Work to Mahmud
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting
Date
1935
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Iran
Culture
Persian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/311666

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold
Dimensions
sight: 46.99 x 35.56 cm (18 1/2 x 14 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Goelet
Accession Year
1958
Object Number
1958.244
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. 119, no. 131

Verification Level

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