Pair of panels from a cenotaph cover

Object Details

• Provenance

  Paul Ispenian, Paris [1]

  From 1970

  Antaki Collection, London, from 1970 [2]

  To 1996

  Mr. Yanni Petsopoulos (Axia), London and Lichtenstein, to 1996

  From 1996

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, purchased from Mr. Yanni Petsopoulos in 1996

  Notes:

  [1] This object was in the collection of Paul Ispenian sometime prior to 1970 (according to Provenance Remark 1 in the object record).

  [2] According to Provenance Remark 1 in the object record.

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Islamic Arts Biennale (January 25, 2025 - May 25, 2025)

  The Art of the Qur’an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts (October 22, 2016 to February 20, 2017)

  Beauty and Belief: Crossing Bridges with the Arts of Islamic Culture (February 24, 2012 to January 13, 2013)

  Style and Status: Imperial Costumes from Ottoman Turkey (October 29, 2005 to January 22, 2006)

  Imaging the Word: Selections of Calligraphy from the Islamic World (November 17, 1999 to May 7, 2000)

  Calligraphy and the Decorative Arts of Islam (November 11 to 26, 1976)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Paul Ispenian

  Antaki Collection

  Axia Art (established 1977)

• Origin

  Turkey

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds

• Type

  Costume and Textile

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1600s, 1790s

• Name

  Antaki Collection, Ispenian, Paul, Axia Art

• Topic

  Lampas, Art, Ottoman period (1307 - 1922), Arts of the Islamic World, Funerary

• Culture

  Muslims, Turks

• Object Type

  Costume, Textiles