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Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Names:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Collection Creator:
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948  Search this
Extent:
1 Glass negative (b&w, 18 cm. x 13 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Glass negatives
Place:
Asia
Iran
Bisutun Site (Iran)
Date:
1913-1923
Scope and Contents:
Handwritten notes accompanying related print in photo file 8, vol. 1 reads, "Bīstūn, pyramid, boulder, arsacid."
Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Subseries 4.8: Photo File 8 (2 vols.), "Sasanian Monuments," Subseries 4.8.1: vol. 1; Image No. 16 (Negative Number: 2495). Bistun. Arsacid relief."
Arrangement:
Glass Negatives, numbered from 1 to 3850, are housed in document boxes, and stored on shelves."
Local Numbers:
FSA A.6 04.GN.2495
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Ernst Herzfeld first visited Bisutun in early August 1913 while on an expedition from Sāmarrāʼ (Iraq) to Asadābād (Hamadān, Iran). Finally, additional visits to Bisutun (Iran) were carried out by Ernst Herzfeld in early June 1923 and 1924.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Topic:
Ancient Near Eastern Art  Search this
Archaeology  Search this
Relief (Sculpture)  Search this
Genre/Form:
Glass negatives
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 04.GN.2495
See more items in:
Ernst Herzfeld Papers
Ernst Herzfeld Papers / Series 4: Photographic Files
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc33e5173e3-3b31-4c31-9913-e9ece72d16f2
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-fsa-a-06-ref27755