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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1958.196
People
Calligraphy by Muhammad Sadiq, Persian
Title
Calligraphy Exercise (Siyah Mashq) in Nasta`liq Script
Classification
Albums
Work Type
album folio
Date
19th-20th century
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Iran
Culture
Persian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/212747

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
27.6 x 19.6 cm (10 7/8 x 7 11/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Goelet
Accession Year
1958
Object Number
1958.196
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Traces of the Calligrapher: Islamic Calligraphy in Practice, c. 1600–1900, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, 11/03/2007 - 02/03/2008; Asia Society Museum, New York, 10/07/2008 - 02/08/2009; Michael C. Carlos Museum of Art, Atlanta, 08/28/2010 - 12/05/2010
  • 32Q: 2550 Islamic, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/26/2016 - 11/01/2016; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/31/2022 - 04/17/2023

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