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Excavation of Pasargadae (Iran): Squeeze of Arabic Inscription of the Atabeg Ruler, Sa'd Ibn Zangi, on Stone Lintel in Mashhad-i-Madar-i-Suleiman, at Mausoleum of Cyrus the Great

Catalog Data

Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Names:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Collection Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (paper squeeze, b&w, 6 in.x 11 in. (15.2 cm. x 27.9 cm.))
Type:
Archival materials
Paper squeezes
Place:
Asia
Iran
Pasargadae (Extinct city)
Iran -- Fars -- Pasargadae -- Tomb of Cyrus the Great
Date:
1923-1928
Scope and Contents:
Additional information from Joseph Upton's Finding Aid reads, "Arabic No. 36: [no neg.] Pasargadae. E door near tomb of Cyrus. Gateway of Salgharid Muzaffar Sa'd, 591-623 H. In five sections, numbered 36/36d. See N-117, p.68 and opposite p.69."
Arrangement:
Papers squeezes are organized in sequential number following language scripts, which are housed in folders, and stored in metal flat files.
Local Numbers:
A-36 FSA A.6 06.A036d
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger, based on Joseph Upton's Catalogue of the Herzfeld Archive.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Ernst Herzfeld first visited the site of Pasargadae in November 1905 while on an expedition from Assur (Kalat Schergat, Iraq) to Shiraz (Iran). In mid-November 1923, he conducted a preleminary campaign, completing various measured plans and drawings. Finally, a four-week session of excavations in April and May 1928, funded by the Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft, was carried out by Ernst Herzfeld, assisted by the architect Friedrich Krefter.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Topic:
Art of the Islamic World  Search this
Decoration and ornament  Search this
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Inscriptions  Search this
Inscriptions, Arabic  Search this
Genre/Form:
Paper Squeezes
Collection Citation:
Ernst Herzfeld Papers. FSA.A.06. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Ernst Herzfeld, 1946.
Identifier:
FSA.A.06, Item FSA A.6 06.A036d
See more items in:
Ernst Herzfeld Papers
Ernst Herzfeld Papers / Series 6: Paper Squeezes of Inscriptions / 6.1: Arabic Script / A-36: Pasargadae. E door near tomb of Cyrus. Gateway of Salgharid Muzaffar Sa'd, 591--623 H. In five sections, numbered 36/36d. See N-117, p.68 and opposite p.69
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc370c745d9-2b3c-446e-bfaa-91925f5be3ba
EDAN-URL:
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