Battle scene
Terms of Use
Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
ca. 1770 -
Geography
Iran -
Material
Color and gold on paper -
Dimension
H x W: 5 x 29 cm (1 15/16 x 11 7/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1928.8 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1928.8
Object Details
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Description
Painting; colored design for a pen-box placed between columns of unrelated text; Battle scene; text: Persian in black nasta'liq script; two column; 35 lines.Border: The text and the painting are set in gold rulings with a blue inner frame mounted on bright orange paperboard. -
Provenance
To 1928Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962), New York to 1928 [1]From 1928Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Hagop Kevorkian, New York in 1928 [2]Notes:[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. See also Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.[2] See note 1. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016)Near Eastern Art—Paintings, Pottery (August 18, 1967 to February 10, 1972) -
Previous custodian or owner
Hagop Kevorkian (1872-1962) -
Origin
Iran -
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment -
Type
Painting -
Restrictions and Rights
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