43.1979: Illuminated Frontispiece from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami
Manuscripts
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 43.1979
- Title
- Illuminated Frontispiece from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami
- Classification
- Manuscripts
- Work Type
- manuscript folio
- Date
- 16th century
- Places
- Creation Place: Middle East, Iran
- Period
- Safavid period
- Culture
- Persian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/217802
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Anonymous Loan in honor of Jakob Rosenberg.
- Object Number
- 43.1979
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Exhibition History
- Islamic Art: Drawings, Calligraphies and Objects, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 06/29/1983 - 09/25/1983
- The Heavenly Court: Persian Poetry and Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 02/09/1985 - 03/31/1985
- Geometry of the Spirit: Islamic Illumination and Calligraphy, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/30/1988 - 06/26/1988
Verification Level
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