1984.474: Camels in Combat with text (painting, verso); Persian Poetry (text, recto), folio from a manuscript

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1984.474

Title

Camels in Combat with text (painting, verso); Persian Poetry (text, recto), folio from a manuscript

Classification

Manuscripts

Work Type

manuscript folio

Date

17th century

Places

Creation Place: South Asia, India, Deccan, Bijapur

Period

Safavid period

Culture

Indian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/170155

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Opaque watercolor, ink, gold, and marbling on paper; Deccan Sultanate Style

Dimensions

21.3 x 12.7 cm (8 3/8 x 5 in.)

Text block (recto): 17.2 x 10 cm (6 3/4 x 3 15/16)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer

Accession Year

1984

Object Number

1984.474

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.

Descriptions

Description

The recto of this folio features a marbled design that covers the entire surface with the exception of negative spaces that form two camels in combat. Their bodies are bordered in gold and their features and details are outlined in gold. Covering them are lines of Persian prose, written in black ink and nasta‘liq script. The verso features a marbled design that covers the entire surface with the exception of negative spaces that form a grid consisting of three rows. Within each row are lines of Persian prose, written in black ink and nasta‘liq script. Deccan Sultanate Style.

Verification Level