Detached folio of calligraphy, with S1986.379
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Period
19th century -
Geography
Iran -
Material
Ink and lacquer on paper -
Dimension
H x W (overall): 29.9 x 20.1 cm (11 3/4 x 7 15/16 in) -
Accession Number
S1986.380 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1986.380
Object Details
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Description
Detached album folio; double-page of calligraphy with S1986.379; left-hand half of lacquered double-page calligraphy with facing folio (S1986.379); Persian in black nasta'liq script; one of a group of two folios.Border: The text is set in a brown frame mounted on red-colored paperboard. -
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection -
Exhibition History
Shahzia Sikander Selects: Works from the Permanent Collection (March 6 to August 31, 2009) -
Origin
Iran -
Credit Line
Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler -
Type
Calligraphy -
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