Imperial firman (edict) of Sultan Ahmed II

Object Details

• Description

  Imperial firman (edict)

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Engaging the Senses (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)

  From Concept to Context: Approaches to Asian and Islamic Calligraphy (July 28, 1986 to February 6, 1987)

• Origin

  Turkey

• Credit Line

  Gift of the Honorable and Mrs. George McGhee

• Type

  Document

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Date

  1690s

• Topic

  Art, Ottoman period (1307 - 1922), Arts of the Islamic World, Illumination, Flowers

• Culture

  Muslims, Turks

• Language

  Nasta?li-q script, Divani script

• Object Type

  Documents