Taq-i Bustan (Iran): at the Foot of the Cliffs of the Mountain Known as Khu-i Paroo: General View of the Site, [graphic]
Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst 1879-1948
Subject:
Herzfeld, Ernst 1879-1948
Physical description:
1 glass negative : b&w ; 18 cm. x 13 cm
Type:
Glass negatives
Place:
Iran, Kermanshah, Taq-i Bustan
Asia
Iran
Tāq-e Bostān Site (Iran)
Date:
1913
1913-1923
Topic:
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Archaeology
Description and travel
Relief (Sculpture)
Local number:
FSA A.6 04.GN.1833
Summary:
Handwritten notes accompanying related print in photo file 8, vol. 1 reads, "1906: Ṭāq i Bustān."
Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Subseries 4.8: Photo File 8 (2 vols.), "Sasanian Monuments," Subseries 4.8.1: vol. 1; Image No. 190 (Negative Number: 1833). Taq-i Bustan. General view of grottoes."
Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Paper squeezes applied on Wall Ornamentation. The paper squeezes are not preserved in the Ernst Herzfeld Papers, Series 6: Paper Squeezes of Inscriptions."
Cite as:
The Ernst Herzfeld papers. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C
Taq-i Bustan (Iran): Sasanian Rock Reliefs, Large Vault with Investiture Relief of Khusro II: View of Relief Depicting Blossoming Plant in the Shape of a Tree, from the Left Pilaster Flanking the Opening Fac̦ade, [graphic]
Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst 1879-1948
Subject:
Herzfeld, Ernst 1879-1948
Physical description:
1 glass negative : b&w ; 13 cm. x 18 cm
Type:
Glass negatives
Place:
Iran, Kermanshah, Taq-i Bustan
Asia
Iran
Tāq-e Bostān Site (Iran)
Date:
1913
1913-1923
Topic:
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Archaeology
Decoration and ornament
Description and travel
Relief (Sculpture)
Sassanids
Local number:
FSA A.6 04.GN.1837
Summary:
Handwritten notes accompanying related print in photo file 8, vol. 1 reads, "Ṭāq i Bustān, grotto of Khusro II (muhammad). [neg.] 2791 joins to the right."
Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Subseries 4.8: Photo File 8 (2 vols.), "Sasanian Monuments," Subseries 4.8.1: vol. 1; Image No. 194 (Negative Number: 1837). Taq-i Bustan. Left front of large grotto, Khusrō II."
Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Paper squeezes applied on Wall Reliefs. The paper squeezes are not preserved in the Ernst Herzfeld Papers, Series 6: Paper Squeezes of Inscriptions."
Cite as:
The Ernst Herzfeld papers. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C
Taq-i Bustan (Iran): Sasanian Rock Reliefs, Left Side of the Interior of the Large Vault with Investiture Relief of Khusro II: Detail View of Relief Panel Picturing the Boar Hunt, [graphic]
Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst 1879-1948
Subject:
Herzfeld, Ernst 1879-1948
Physical description:
1 glass negative : b&w ; 13 cm. x 18 cm
Type:
Glass negatives
Place:
Iran, Kermanshah, Taq-i Bustan
Asia
Iran
Tāq-e Bostān Site (Iran)
Date:
1913
1913-1923
Topic:
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Animals in art
Archaeology
Relief (Sculpture)
Sassanids
Local number:
FSA A.6 04.GN.1870
Summary:
Handwritten notes accompanying related print in photo file 8, vol. 1 reads, "Ṭāq i Bustān, left side, middle, below."
Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Subseries 4.8: Photo File 8 (2 vols.), "Sasanian Monuments," Subseries 4.8.1: vol. 1; Image No. 240 (Negative Number: 1870). Taq-i Bustan, large grotto, upper panel. Mahouts below boat. TA, p1.XLVII."
Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Paper squeezes applied on Wall Reliefs. The paper squeeze, FSA A.6 06.A043, is preserved in the Ernst Herzfeld Papers, Series 6: Paper Squeezes of Inscriptions."
Publications:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1920: "Am Tor Von Asien, Felsdenkmale aus Irans Heldenzeit. Dietrich Reimer, Ernst Vohsen, A.-G., Verlag in Berlin. Plate XLVII."
Cite as:
The Ernst Herzfeld papers. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C
Taq-i Bustan (Iran): Sasanian Rock Reliefs, Left Side of the Interior of the Large Vault with Investiture Relief of Khusro II: Detail View of Relief Panel Picturing the Boar Hunt, [graphic]
Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst 1879-1948
Subject:
Herzfeld, Ernst 1879-1948
Physical description:
1 glass negative : b&w ; 13 cm. x 18 cm
Type:
Glass negatives
Place:
Iran, Kermanshah, Taq-i Bustan
Asia
Iran
Tāq-e Bostān Site (Iran)
Date:
1913
1913-1923
Topic:
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Animals in art
Archaeology
Relief (Sculpture)
Sassanids
Local number:
FSA A.6 04.GN.1874a
Summary:
Handwritten notes accompanying related print in photo file 8, vol. 1 reads, "Ṭāq i Bustān, boar's hunt, middle."
Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Subseries 4.8: Photo File 8 (2 vols.), "Sasanian Monuments," Subseries 4.8.1: vol. 1; Image No. 242 (Negative Number: 1874a). Taq-i Bustan, large grotto, upper panel. Detail of boars. IAE, p1.CXXVIII, bottom."
Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Paper squeezes applied on Wall Reliefs. The paper squeeze, FSA A.6 06.A043, is preserved in the Ernst Herzfeld Papers, Series 6: Paper Squeezes of Inscriptions."
Publications:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1920: "Am Tor Von Asien, Felsdenkmale aus Irans Heldenzeit. Dietrich Reimer, Ernst Vohsen, A.-G., Verlag in Berlin. Plate CXXVIII, bottom."
Cite as:
The Ernst Herzfeld papers. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C
Taq-i Bustan (Iran): Sasanian Rock Reliefs, Right Side of the Interior of the Large Vault with Investiture Relief of Khusro II: View of Relief Panel Picturing the Stag Hunt, [graphic]
Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst 1879-1948
Subject:
Herzfeld, Ernst 1879-1948
Physical description:
1 glass negative : b&w ; 13 cm. x 18 cm
Type:
Glass negatives
Place:
Iran, Kermanshah, Taq-i Bustan
Asia
Iran
Tāq-e Bostān Site (Iran)
Date:
1913
1913-1923
Topic:
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Animals in art
Archaeology
Relief (Sculpture)
Royalty (Nobility)
Sassanids
Local number:
FSA A.6 04.GN.2818
Summary:
Handwritten notes accompanying related print in photo file 8, vol. 1 reads, "Ṭāq i Bustān, right side, deer hunt."
Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Subseries 4.8: Photo File 8 (2 vols.), "Sasanian Monuments," Subseries 4.8.1: vol. 1; Image No. 252 (Negative Number: 2818). Taq-i Bustan, large grotto, right side, deer hunt. Another exposure. TA, p1.XLV, top."
Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Paper squeezes applied on Wall Reliefs. The paper squeeze, FSA A.6 06.A043, is preserved in the Ernst Herzfeld Papers, Series 6: Paper Squeezes of Inscriptions."
Publications:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1920: "Am Tor Von Asien, Felsdenkmale aus Irans Heldenzeit. Dietrich Reimer, Ernst Vohsen, A.-G., Verlag in Berlin. Plate XLV, top."
Cite as:
The Ernst Herzfeld papers. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C
Taq-i Bustan (Iran): Sasanian Rock Reliefs, Right Side of the Interior of the Large Vault with Investiture Relief of Khusro II: Close View of Relief Panel Picturing the Stag Hunt [graphic]
Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst 1879-1948
Subject:
Herzfeld, Ernst 1879-1948
Physical description:
1 glass negative : b&w ; 13 cm. x 18 cm
Type:
Glass negatives
Place:
Iran, Kermanshah, Taq-i Bustan
Asia
Iran
Tāq-e Bostān Site (Iran)
Date:
1913
1913-1923
Topic:
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Animals in art
Archaeology
Relief (Sculpture)
Royalty (Nobility)
Sassanids
Local number:
FSA A.6 04.GN.0162
Summary:
Handwritten notes accompanying related print in photo file 8, vol. 1 reads, "Ṭāq i Bustān, right side."
Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Subseries 4.8: Photo File 8 (2 vols.), "Sasanian Monuments," Subseries 4.8.1: vol. 1; Image No. 253 (Negative Number: 162). Taq-i Bustan, large grotto, right side, deer hunt. Detail, King hunting, beneath parasol. TA, p1.L."
Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Paper squeezes applied on Wall Reliefs. The paper squeeze, FSA A.6 06.A043, is preserved in the Ernst Herzfeld Papers, Series 6: Paper Squeezes of Inscriptions."
Publications:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1920: "Am Tor Von Asien, Felsdenkmale aus Irans Heldenzeit. Dietrich Reimer, Ernst Vohsen, A.-G., Verlag in Berlin. Plate L."
Cite as:
The Ernst Herzfeld papers. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C
Taq-i Bustan (Iran): Sasanian Rock Reliefs, Right Side of the Interior of the Large Vault with Investiture Relief of Khusro II: Close View of Relief Panel Picturing the Stag Hunt, [graphic]
Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst 1879-1948
Subject:
Herzfeld, Ernst 1879-1948
Physical description:
1 glass negative : b&w ; 13 cm. x 18 cm
Type:
Glass negatives
Place:
Iran, Kermanshah, Taq-i Bustan
Asia
Iran
Tāq-e Bostān Site (Iran)
Date:
1913
1913-1923
Topic:
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Animals in art
Archaeology
Relief (Sculpture)
Royalty (Nobility)
Sassanids
Local number:
FSA A.6 04.GN.1879
Summary:
Handwritten notes accompanying related print in photo file 8, vol. 1 reads, "Ṭāq i Bustān, right side, deer hunt."
Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Subseries 4.8: Photo File 8 (2 vols.), "Sasanian Monuments," Subseries 4.8.1: vol. 1; Image No. 250 (Negative Number: 1879). Taq-i Bustan, large grotto, right side, deer hunt."
Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Paper squeezes applied on Wall Reliefs. The paper squeeze, FSA A.6 06.A043, is preserved in the Ernst Herzfeld Papers, Series 6: Paper Squeezes of Inscriptions."
Cite as:
The Ernst Herzfeld papers. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C
Taq-i Bustan (Iran): Sasanian Rock Reliefs, Right Side of the Interior of the Large Vault with Investiture Relief of Khusro II: Close View of Relief Panel Picturing the Stag Hunt, [graphic]
Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst 1879-1948
Subject:
Herzfeld, Ernst 1879-1948
Physical description:
1 glass negative : b&w ; 13 cm. x 18 cm
Type:
Glass negatives
Place:
Iran, Kermanshah, Taq-i Bustan
Asia
Iran
Tāq-e Bostān Site (Iran)
Date:
1913
1913-1923
Topic:
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Animals in art
Archaeology
Relief (Sculpture)
Sassanids
Local number:
FSA A.6 04.GN.1881
Summary:
Handwritten notes accompanying related print in photo file 8, vol. 1 reads, "Ṭāq i Bustān, right side, lower right corner."
Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Subseries 4.8: Photo File 8 (2 vols.), "Sasanian Monuments," Subseries 4.8.1: vol. 1; Image No. 254 (Negative Number: 1881). Taq-i Bustan, large grotto, right side, deer hunt. Elephants."
Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Paper squeezes applied on Wall Reliefs. The paper squeeze, FSA A.6 06.A043, is preserved in the Ernst Herzfeld Papers, Series 6: Paper Squeezes of Inscriptions."
Cite as:
The Ernst Herzfeld papers. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C
Taq-i Bustan (Iran): Sasanian Rock Reliefs, Right Side of the Interior of the Large Vault with Investiture Relief of Khusro II: Close View of Relief Panel Picturing the Stag Hunt, [graphic]
Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst 1879-1948
Subject:
Herzfeld, Ernst 1879-1948
Physical description:
1 glass negative : b&w ; 13 cm. x 18 cm
Type:
Glass negatives
Place:
Iran, Kermanshah, Taq-i Bustan
Asia
Iran
Tāq-e Bostān Site (Iran)
Date:
1913
1913-1923
Topic:
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Archaeology
Description and travel
Musical instruments
Relief (Sculpture)
Sassanids
Local number:
FSA A.6 04.GN.1883
Summary:
Handwritten notes accompanying related print in photo file 8, vol. 1 reads, "Ṭāq i Bustān, right side, middle, left above."
Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Subseries 4.8: Photo File 8 (2 vols.), "Sasanian Monuments," Subseries 4.8.1: vol. 1; Image No. 256 (Negative Number: 1883). Taq-i Bustan, large grotto, right side, deer hunt. Musicians."
Additional information from Staff reads, "Paper squeezes applied on Wall Reliefs. The paper squeeze, FSA A.6 06.A043, is preserved in the Ernst Herzfeld Papers, Series 6: Paper Squeezes of Inscriptions."
Cite as:
The Ernst Herzfeld papers. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C
Taq-i Bustan (Iran): Sasanian Rock Reliefs, Right Side of the Interior of the Large Vault with Investiture Relief of Khusro II: Close View of Relief Panel Picturing the Stag Hunt, [graphic]
Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst 1879-1948
Subject:
Herzfeld, Ernst 1879-1948
Physical description:
1 glass negative : b&w ; 13 cm. x 18 cm
Type:
Glass negatives
Place:
Iran, Kermanshah, Taq-i Bustan
Asia
Iran
Tāq-e Bostān Site (Iran)
Date:
1913
1913-1923
Topic:
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Animals in art
Archaeology
Relief (Sculpture)
Royalty (Nobility)
Sassanids
Local number:
FSA A.6 04.GN.1878
Summary:
Handwritten notes accompanying related print in photo file 8, vol. 1 reads, "Ṭāq i Bustān, right side, middle, below."
Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Subseries 4.8: Photo File 8 (2 vols.), "Sasanian Monuments," Subseries 4.8.1: vol. 1; Image No. 257 (Negative Number: 1878). Taq-i Bustan, large grotto, right side, deer hunt. King on horseback. TA, p1.LII, bottom."
Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Paper squeezes applied on Wall Reliefs. The paper squeeze, FSA A.6 06.A043, is preserved in the Ernst Herzfeld Papers, Series 6: Paper Squeezes of Inscriptions."
Publications:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1920: "Am Tor Von Asien, Felsdenkmale aus Irans Heldenzeit. Dietrich Reimer, Ernst Vohsen, A.-G., Verlag in Berlin. Plate LII, bottom."
Cite as:
The Ernst Herzfeld papers. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C
Taq-i Bustan (Iran): Sasanian Rock Reliefs, Right Side of the Interior of the Large Vault with Investiture Relief of Khusro II: Close View of Relief Panel Picturing the Stag Hunt, [graphic]
Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst 1879-1948
Subject:
Herzfeld, Ernst 1879-1948
Physical description:
1 glass negative : b&w ; 13 cm. x 18 cm
Type:
Glass negatives
Place:
Iran, Kermanshah, Taq-i Bustan
Asia
Iran
Tāq-e Bostān Site (Iran)
Date:
1913
1913-1923
Topic:
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Animals in art
Archaeology
Relief (Sculpture)
Sassanids
Local number:
FSA A.6 04.GN.1882
Summary:
Handwritten notes accompanying related print in photo file 8, vol. 1 reads, "Ṭāq i Bustān, right side, left upper corner."
Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Subseries 4.8: Photo File 8 (2 vols.), "Sasanian Monuments," Subseries 4.8.1: vol. 1; Image No. 258 (Negative Number: 1882). Taq-i Bustan, large grotto, right side, deer hunt. Camels. IAE, p1.CXXVIII, top."
Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Paper squeezes applied on Wall Reliefs. The paper squeeze, FSA A.6 06.A043, is preserved in the Ernst Herzfeld Papers, Series 6: Paper Squeezes of Inscriptions."
Publications:
Herzfeld, Ernst. "Iran in the Ancient East. Archaeological Studies Presented in the Lowell Lectures at Boston. London: Oxford University Press, 1941. Plate CXXVIII, top."
Cite as:
The Ernst Herzfeld papers. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C
Taq-i Bustan (Iran): Sasanian Rock Reliefs, Right Side of the Interior of the Large Vault with Investiture Relief of Khusro II: Detail View of Relief Panel Picturing the Stag Hunt, [graphic]
Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst 1879-1948
Subject:
Herzfeld, Ernst 1879-1948
Physical description:
1 glass negative : b&w ; 18 cm. x 13 cm
Type:
Glass negatives
Place:
Iran, Kermanshah, Taq-i Bustan
Asia
Iran
Tāq-e Bostān Site (Iran)
Date:
1913
1913-1923
Topic:
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Animals in art
Archaeology
Relief (Sculpture)
Sassanids
Local number:
FSA A.6 04.GN.2794
Summary:
Handwritten notes accompanying related print in photo file 8, vol. 1 reads, "Ṭāq i Bustān, right side, to the left, under."
Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Subseries 4.8: Photo File 8 (2 vols.), "Sasanian Monuments," Subseries 4.8.1: vol. 1; Image No. 259 (Negative Number: 2794). Taq-i Bustan, large grotto, right side, deer hunt. Fallen deer. IAE, p1.CXXIX, right."
Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Paper squeezes applied on Wall Reliefs. The paper squeeze, FSA A.6 06.A043, is preserved in the Ernst Herzfeld Papers, Series 6: Paper Squeezes of Inscriptions."
Publications:
Herzfeld, Ernst. "Iran in the Ancient East. Archaeological Studies Presented in the Lowell Lectures at Boston. London: Oxford University Press, 1941. Plate CXXIX, right."
Cite as:
The Ernst Herzfeld papers. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C
Taq-i Bustan (Iran): Sasanian Rock Reliefs, Left Side of the Interior of the Large Vault with Investiture Relief of Khusro II, Relief Panel Picturing the Boar Hunt: View of Drawing Picturing Textile Pattern on Trousers Worn by Second Mahout, [graphic]
Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst 1879-1948
Subject:
Herzfeld, Ernst 1879-1948
Physical description:
1 glass negative : b&w ; 18 cm. x 13 cm
Type:
Glass negatives
Place:
Iran, Kermanshah, Taq-i Bustan
Asia
Iran
Tāq-e Bostān Site (Iran)
Date:
1913
1913-1923
Topic:
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Animals in art
Archaeology
Relief (Sculpture)
Sassanids
Textile design
Local number:
FSA A.6 04.GN.1863
Summary:
Handwritten notes accompanying related print in photo file 8, vol. 1 reads, "Ṭāq i Bustān, drawing from Sarre's squeeze."
Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Subseries 4.8: Photo File 8 (2 vols.), "Sasanian Monuments," Subseries 4.8.1: vol. 1; Image No. 247 (Negative Number: 1863). Taq-i Bustan, large grotto, upper panel. Textile pattern. Drawing from Sarre's squeeze. TA, p1.LXIII, bottom, right."
Publications:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1920: "Am Tor Von Asien, Felsdenkmale aus Irans Heldenzeit. Dietrich Reimer, Ernst Vohsen, A.-G., Verlag in Berlin. Plate LXIII, bottom, right."
Cite as:
The Ernst Herzfeld papers. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C
Taq-i Bustan (Iran): Squeeze of Rug Pattern on Edge of Boats, from the Sasanian Rock Reliefs
Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst 1879-1948
Subject:
Herzfeld, Ernst 1879-1948
Physical description:
1 paper squeeze : b&w ; 4 in.x 15 in. (10.2 cm. x 38.2 cm.)
Type:
Paper Squeezes
Place:
Iran, Kermanshah, Taq-i Bustan
Asia
Iran
Tāq-e Bostān Site (Iran)
Date:
1913
1913-1923
Topic:
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Archaeology
Relief (Sculpture)
Sassanids
Textile design
Local number:
A-42
FSA A.6 06.A042
Notes:
Title is provided by FSg Archives staff based on Joseph Upton's Finding Aid
Summary:
Additional information from Joseph Upton's Finding Aid reads, "Arabic No. 42: [no neg]. Taq-i Bustan. Section of carpet in King's boat. Two squeezes, numbered 42/42a."
Cite as:
The Ernst Herzfeld papers. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C
Taq-i Bustan (Iran): Squeeze of Rug Pattern on Edge of Boats, from the Sasanian Rock Reliefs
Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst 1879-1948
Subject:
Herzfeld, Ernst 1879-1948
Physical description:
1 paper squeeze : b&w ; 3 in.x 15 in. (7.7 cm. x 38.2 cm.)
Type:
Paper Squeezes
Place:
Iran, Kermanshah, Taq-i Bustan
Asia
Iran
Tāq-e Bostān Site (Iran)
Date:
1913
1913-1923
Topic:
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Archaeology
Relief (Sculpture)
Sassanids
Textile design
Local number:
A-42
FSA A.6 06.A042a
Notes:
Title is provided by FSg Archives staff based on Joseph Upton's Finding Aid
Summary:
Additional information from Joseph Upton's Finding Aid reads, "Arabic No. 42: [no neg]. Taq-i Bustan. Section of carpet in King's boat. Two squeezes, numbered 42/42a."
Cite as:
The Ernst Herzfeld papers. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C
Ernst Herzfeld Papers, Series 6: Paper Squeezes of Inscriptions
Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst 1879-1948
Subject:
Herzfeld, Ernst 1879-1948
Physical description:
Squeezes : 393 items; various dimensions
Type:
Paper Squeezes
Place:
Asia
Iraq
Iran
Iṣfahān (Iran)
Naqsh-i Rustam (Iran)
Paikuli (Iraq)
Pasargadae (Extinct city)
Persepolis (Iran)
Sāmarrā' (Iraq)
Tāq-e Bostān Site (Iran)
Date:
1911
Topic:
Achaemenian inscriptions
Ancient Near Eastern Art
Archaeology
Architecture
Art of the Islamic World
Excavations (Archaeology)
Cuneiform inscriptions
Cuneiform inscriptions, Akkadian
Cuneiform inscriptions, Elamite
Inscriptions
Inscriptions, Arabic
Inscriptions, Pahlavi
Inscriptions, Parthian
Middle Persian language
Old Persian inscriptions
Relief (Sculpture)
Sassanids
Textile design
Local number:
FSA A.6 Series 6
Notes:
- For the Arabic inscriptions, titles are provided by FSg Archives staff based on Ernst Herzfeld's publication, "Iran in the Ancient East. Archaeological Studies Presented in the Lowell Lectures at Boston. London: Oxford University Press, 1941," and Joseph Upton's Finding Aid
- For the Cuneiform inscriptions, titles are provided by FSg Archives staff based on the publication, "Corpus Inscriptionum Iranicarum; Part I, Inscriptions of Ancient Iran; Vol. I, The Old Persian Inscriptions; Portfolio I: Plates i-xlviii. Old Persian Inscriptions of the Persepolis platform. Edited by A. Shapur Shahbazi. Published by Lund Humphries, London, 1985;" and Roland G. Kent's publication, "Old Persian. Grammar, Texts, Lexicon. 2nd Revised Edition. American Oriental Society, Vol. 33. American Oriental Society, New Haven, Connecticut, 1953," and Joseph Upton's Finding Aid
- For the Middle-Persian and Parthian inscriptions, titles are provided by FSg Archives staff based on Ernst Herzfeld's publication, "Paikuli: Monument and Inscription of the Early History of the Sasanian Empire; Berlin: D. Reimer, 1924;" Helmut Humbach and Prods O. Skjærvø's publication, "The Sassanian Inscription of Paikuli; Supplement to Herzfeld's Paikuli. Wiesbaden: Reichert, 1980;" and Joseph Upton's Finding Aid
Series title in Joseph Upton's Catalogue of the Herzfeld Archive reads, "Series VI: Paper Squeezes of Inscriptions."
"Ernst Emil Herzfeld (1879-1948) was an orientalist whose many talents led him to explore all phases of Near Eastern culture, from the prehistoric period to Islamic times and from linguistics and religion to art and architecture." [Margaret Cool Root, 1976: "The Herzfeld Archive of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Metropolitan Museum Journal, Vol. 11, pp. 119-124."]
Summary:
- Additional information related to paper squeezes in Arabic language reads, "100 paper squeezes taken at the following archaeological sites: Bistam (Iran), Congregational Mosque, 1 Inscription in Floral Kufic Script, 5 items. Isfahan (Iran), Tomb in Imamzada Ismail Mausoleum and Tomb in Masjid-i Ali, 4 inscriptions, in Kufic and Naskhi Script, 4 items. Kale i Khosrawi (Iran), unidentified building, 1 Inscription in Kufic Script, 1 item. Pasargadae (Iran), Mausoleum of Cyrus the Great, Mashhad-i-Madar-i-Suleiman, 9 inscriptions, 20 items. Pasargadae (Iran), Gate R (Palace with the Relief), 1 inscription, 1 item. Persepolis (Iran), Tachara, 5 Inscriptions, in Kufic and Naskhi Script, 6 items. Rayy (Iran), Tughril Mausoleum, 1 Inscription, 1 item. al-Dūr (Iraq), Mausoleum Imām al-Dūr, 1 inscription, 1 item. Sāmarrā' (Iraq), Balkuwārā Palace, 1 sgraffito, 1 item. Sāmarrā' (Iraq), unidentified building, 1 inscription, 4 items. Shiraz (Iran), Khatun Mausoleum, 2 inscriptions, in Naskhi Script, 2 items. Shiraz (Iran), Shāh Dāi, 3 inscriptions, 3 items. Sunghur (Iran), unidentified gravestone, 2 inscriptions, in Kufic Script, 4 items. Taq-i Bustan (Iran), Sassanid Rock Reliefs, 3 inscriptions, 4 items. Tus (Iran), Haruniya Mausoleum, 4 inscriptions, 10 items. Miscellaneous objects, 33 items related to unidentified Arabic inscriptions on diverse objects and 1 item related to unidentified Cuneiform inscription."
- Additional information related to paper squeezes in Cuneiform writing reads, "129 paper squeezes taken at the following archaeological sites: Naqsh-i Rustam (Iran), Tomb of Darius I, 3 inscriptions, DNb: Old Persian Version, 30 items; Akkadian Version, 30 items; Elamite Version, 9 items. Persepolis (Iran), Southern Terrace Wall, 4 "Foundation Inscriptions," DPd: Old Persian Version, 5 items, DPe: Old Persian Version, 7 items, DPf: Elamite Version, 7 items, DPg: Akkadian Version, 8 items. Persepolis (Iran), Apadana, 1 Inscription, XPba, Old Persian Version, 7 items. Persepolis (Iran), Tachara, 4 Inscriptions, XPca: Old Persian, Akkadian, and Elamite Version, 3 items; XPcb: Old Persian, Akkadian, and Elamite Version, 5 items; A3Pb: Old Persian Version, 3 items; DPa?: Elamite Version, 1 item. Persepolis (Iran), Hadish, 1 Inscription, XPd(west): Old Persian Version, 1 item. Persepolis (Iran), Palace H, 1 Inscription, A3Pc: Old Persian Version, 4 items. Persepolis (Iran), unidentified, 1 Inscription, XPb? or XPd?: Akkadian Version, 2 items. Sarpul (Iran), Rock Relief depicting Triumph of Annubanini, 1 inscription, Akkadian version, 1 item. Bonze tablets, 'Abdadana Tablet', 3 items; unidentified tablet, 2 items."
- Additional information related to paper squeezes from the Sassanian Inscription of Paikuli (Iraq) reads, "164 paper squeezes taken at the following archaeological sites: Paikuli (Iraq), 1 inscription, Middle-Persian version, 98 items. Paikuli (Iraq), 1 inscription, Parthian version, 63 items. . Paikuli (Iraq), Unidentified inscription, Unidentified version, 2 items. Persepolis (Iran), Tachara, 1 inscription, Middle-Persian version, 1 item."
Publications:
- Herzfeld, Ernst, 1910: "Iranische felsreliefs; aufnahmen und untersuchungen von denkmälern aus alt- und mittelpersischer zeit. Berlin, E. Wasmuth A.-G."
- Herzfeld, Ernst, 1920: "Am Tor Von Asien, Felsdenkmale aus Irans Heldenzeit. Dietrich Reimer, Ernst Vohsen, A.-G., Verlag in Berlin."
- Herzfeld, Ernst, 1924: "Paikuli: Monument and Inscription of the Early History of the Sasanian Empire; Volume II, containing 228 plates. Berlin: D. Reimer, Ernst Vohsen."
- Herzfeld, Ernst, 19230-31: "Archaeologische Mitteilunen aus Iran; Band II and III. Verlag von Dietrich Reimer, Ernst Vohsen, Berlin."
- Herzfeld, Ernst, 1935: "Archaeologische Mitteilunen aus Iran; Band VII. Verlag von Dietrich Reimer, Ernst Vohsen, Berlin."
- Herzfeld, Ernst, 1938: "Archaeologische Mitteilunen aus Iran; Band IX. Verlag von Dietrich Reimer, Ernst Vohsen, Berlin."
- Herzfeld, Ernst, 1941: "Iran in the Ancient East. Archaeological Studies Presented in the Lowell Lectures at Boston. London: Oxford University Press."
Cite as:
The Ernst Herzfeld papers. Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C
