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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 Volume (Sketchbook (29 pages), 12.8 cm. x 25.7 cm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Volumes
Sketchbooks
Drawings
Sketches
Place:
Asia
Iran
Basṭām (Iran)
Dāmghān (Iran)
Ray (Iran)
Date:
1925
Scope and Contents:
- SK-12 is the twelfth of a series of thirty-five sketchbooks (Skizzenbücher), in which Ernst Herzfeld recorded his observations on topography, landscape, inscriptions and reliefs, archaeological remains, architecture, artifacts and decorative motifs related to Sangbast (Iran), Nishapur (Iran), Zafarani (Iran), Nazabad (Iran), Khosrogird (Iran), Miyandasht (Iran), Bistam (Iran), Mil-i Radkan (Iran), Damghan (Iran), Ahuan (Iran), Simnan (Iran), and Ray (Iran).
- Original handwritten title on cover reads: "Ernst Herzfeld; Skizzenbuch XII: Persien, Khurasan, 1925"
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 1 reads, "Sangbast [(Iran)], painted Kufic inscription."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 2 reads, "Sangbast [(Iran)], [Arslan Jadhib Mausoleum and Minaret]: [encircling band of] Arabic Inscription [on the mausoleum's octogonal zone of transition], Sura 21, 35-36, [see FSA A.6 04.GN.2978; FSA A.6 04.GN.2979; FSA A.6 04.GN.2980; FSA A.6 04.GN.2981]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 3 reads, "Sangbast [(Iran)], [Arslan Jadhib Mausoleum and Minaret]: Arabic Inscription, [see FSA A.6 04.GN.2963; FSA A.6 04.GN.2964; FSA A.6 04.GN.2965; FSA A.6 04.GN.2966]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 4 reads, "Nishapur [(Iran)], two glazed ceramics and one celadon, {Melvin Hall], [see FSA A.6 04.GN.2144]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 5 reads, "Nishapur [(Iran)], [Mohammad Mahruq Imamzade]: Persian inscriptions in entrance bay [(iwan)] and above mosaic of door; [see FSA A.6 04.GN.2905; FSA A.6 04.GN.3001]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 6 reads, "Nishapur [(Iran)], [Mohammad Mahruq Imamzade]: Persian inscription on wooden door and plan of tambour of Shaikh 'Attār [(tomb of Farid-ud-din-Attar)], [see FSA A.6 04.GN.3001]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 7 reads, "Nishapur [(Iran)], Shaikh 'Attar [(tomb of Farid-ud-din-Attar)]: lines 10, 11 and 16 of Persian inscription on tombstone of Shah Sultan Husain, [see FSA A.6 05.0182], [see FSA A.6 04.GN.2904]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 8 reads, "Nishapur [(Iran)], stucco fragments from Tepe Alp Arslan, [see FSA A.6 04.GN.2143]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 9 reads, "Nishapur [(Iran)], plaster fragment and potsherds from Tepe Alp Arslan and dated Kufic inscription of [Mausoleum Complex of Sheikh Bayezid Bastami in Bistam (Iran)], [see FSA A.6 04.GN.2949; FSA A.6 04.GN.2950; FSA A.6 04.GN.2951]."
- In Finding Aid, captions for pg. 10 to 11 reads, "Zafarani [(Iran)]: plan and elevation of caravansarai, [see FSA A.6 05.0346], [see FSA A.6 04.GN.2923]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 12 reads, "Zafarani [(Iran)]: sketch of ice-house and ruins of caravansarai, [see FSA A.6 04.GN.3021]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 13 reads, "Nazabad [(Iran)]: plan and elevation of domed building (Sarbadaridenzeit) and carved wooden capital from Sabzavar [(Iran)]."
- In Finding Aid, captions for pg. 14 and 15 reads, "[vicinity of Sabzavar (Iran)], Minaret at Khusrawgird: elevation and plan, [see FSA A.6 04.GN.2909; FSA A.6 04.GN.2920; FSA A.6 04.GN.2921], [see FSA A.6 05.0368]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 16 reads, "[vicinity of Sabzavar (Iran)], Minaret at Khusrawgird]: upper Kufic inscription, [see FSA A.6 04.GN.2910; FSA A.6 04.GN.2911]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 17 reads, "[vicinity of Sabzavar (Iran)], Minaret at Khusrawgird]: lower Kufic inscription, [see FSA A.6 04.GN.2912; FSA A.6 04.GN.2913]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 18 reads, "Sabzavar [(Iran)], pottery profiles, [see FSA A.6 05.0653]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 19 reads, "Paqaleh [(Iran)], (3rd ceramic profile from Sabzavar); Kufic inscription; plan of dome tomb east of Surkhar, [see FSA A.6 04.GN.2031; FSA A.6 04.GN.2032; FSA A.6 04.GN.2033]."
- In Finding Aid, captions for pg. 20, 21, and 22 reads, "Paqaleh [(Iran)], pottery profiles, [see FSA A.6 05.0653]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 23 reads, "left) Miyandasht [(Iran)]: Persian inscription, 1291 H.; right) Mayamai: Persian inscription, time of Shah 'Abbas II."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 24 reads, "Bistam [(Iran)], [Mausoleum complex of Sheikh Bayezid Bastami]: [detail view of the Seljuk] minaret; [see FSA A.6 04.GN.2947; FSA A.6 04.GN.2949]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 25 reads, "Bistam [(Iran)], [Mausoleum complex of Sheikh Bayezid Bastami]: two Kufic inscriptions [on the Seljuk minaret], [see FSA A.6 04.GN.2950; FSA A.6 04.GN.2951; FSA A.6 04.GN.3002]."
- In Finding Aid, captions for pg. 26 and 27 reads, "Bistam [(Iran)], [flanged tomb tower adjoining Friday Mosque]: [reconstruction of blue faience Kufic inscriptional tiles on a background of carved stucco], [see FSA A.6 05.0767], [see FSA A.6 04.GN.2925]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 28 reads, "Bistam [(Iran)], Mashhad, Iwan between first and second courtyards, Kufic inscription with builder's name."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 29 reads, "Bistam [(Iran)], [Mausoleum Complex of Sheikh Bayezid Bastami, Mausoleum of Imamzada Muhammad Bistam Mirza], [view of] south facade of mosque of shrine, elevation, [see FSA A.6 05.0367], [see FSA A.6 04.GN.2948]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 30 reads, "Bistam [(Iran)], [Mausoleum complex of Sheikh Bayezid Bastami]: plan and elevation."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 31 reads, "left) Bistam [(Iran)], Kale i Kuhna: pottery fragments; right) detail of inscribed Kufic panel of wooden door (Oljaitu) with artisan's name."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 32 reads, "left) Bistam [(Iran)], plan and elevation Oljaitu building; top right) detail carved wooden door; bottom right) part of Pahlavi inscription of Mil-i Radkan, see following page."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 33 reads, "[Radkan (Iran), Tomb Tower at Radkan, West]: Kufic inscription, [see FSA A.6 04.GN.3010; FSA A.6 04.GN.3014; FSA A.6 04.GN.3015; FSA A.6 04.GN.3016]; and Pahlavi."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 34 reads, "[Radkan (Iran), Tomb Tower at Radkan, West]: left) plan and architectural details; right) [remains of inscription marking the top of the arched entrance], [see FSA A.6 04.GN.3006; FSA A.6 04.GN.3007; FSA A.6 04.GN.3008]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 35 reads, "[Radkan (Iran), Tomb Tower at Radkan, West]: Kufic inscription, [see FSA A.6 04.GN.3012]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 36 reads, "[Radkan (Iran): Tomb Tower at Radkan, West]: elevation and [location of Arabic inscription], [see FSA A.6 05.0368], [see FSA A.6 04.GN.3016]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 37 reads, "Damghan [(Iran)], Tarik Khana: plan (half); column construction, [see FSA A.6 05.0400]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 38 reads, "Damghan [(Iran)], Tarik Khana: plan (half), [see FSA A.6 05.0400]; section of minaret, [see FSA A.6 05.0368]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 39 reads, "Damghan [(Iran)], Tarik Khana: brickwork of cylindrical minaret from the Seljuk period, [see FSA A.6 05.0368], [see FSA A.6 04.GN.3041; FSA A.6 04.GN.3042; FSA A.6 04.GN.3043; FSA A.6 04.GN.3045]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 40 reads, "left) Damghan [(Iran)], Tarik Khana: section A of minaret repeated; right) Chehel Sutun, minaret: plan, [see FSA A.6 05.0368]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 41 reads, "Damghan [(Iran)]: top) Tarik Khana: Arabic inscription on cylindrical minaret from the Seljuk period, [see FSA A.6 04.GN.3030; FSA A.6 04.GN.3041; FSA A.6 04.GN.3045]; bottom) Masjid-i Jami' [(Friday Mosque)], upper Arabic inscription on cylindrical minaret from the Seljuk period, [see FSA A.6 04.GN.3048; FSA A.6 04.GN.3049]."
- In Finding Aid, captions for pg. 42 and 43 reads, "Damghan [(Iran)], Masjid-i Jami' [(Friday Mosque)], [cylindrical minaret from the Seljuk period]: brickwork and [Arabic] inscription, [see FSA A.6 05.0368], [see FSA A.6 04.GN.3048; FSA A.6 04.GN.3049; FSA A.6 04.GN.3050; FSA A.6 04.GN.3051]."
- In Finding Aid, captions for pg. 44 and 45 reads, "Damghan [(Iran)], Pir-i Alamdar tomb [(Mausoleum)]: left) [band inscribed with Arabic inscription, in Kufic script]; right) elevation and architectural details of [rectangular doorway crowned by a semi-vault and pointed arch which is Inscribed with an Arabic inscription, in Kufic Script, [see FSA A.6 05.0764], [see FSA A.6 04.GN.3029; FSA A.6 04.GN.3031; FSA A.6 04.GN.3032; FSA A.6 04.GN.3033; FSA A.6 04.GN.3034; FSA A.6 04.GN.3035; FSA A.6 04.GN.3036], [see FSA A.6 05.0764]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 46 reads, "Damghan [(Iran)]: top) [Arabic] inscription of [Khodabandeh] Mosque in the vicinity of Pir-i Alamdar Mausoleum, [see FSA A.6 04.GN.3020; FSA A.6 04.GN.3028]; bottom) [Arabic] inscription, in Kufic script, [in entrance doorway crowned by a semi-vault and pointed arch of] Chehel Dukhtaran [(Chihil Dukhtaran Gunbad)], [see FSA A.6 04.GN.3023; FSA A.6 04.GN.3024; FSA A.6 04.GN.3025]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 47 reads, "Damghan [(Iran)], [Chihil Dukhtaran Gunbad]: [decorative band with Arabic inscription, in Kufic script], [see FSA A.6 04.GN.3026; FSA A.6 04.GN.3027; FSA A.6 04.GN.3040]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 48 reads, "Damghan [(Iran)]: left) [entrance doorway crowned by a semi-vault and pointed arch of] Chehel Dukhtaran [(Chihil Dukhtaran Gunbad)]; right) decorative bands with swastika and triangle motifs encircling an Arabic inscription, in Kufic script, [see FSA A.6 05.0394; FSA A.6 05.0763], [see FSA A.6 04.GN.3024; FSA A.6 04.GN.3025; FSA A.6 04.GN.3026]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 49 reads, "Damghan [(Iran)], Pir-i Alamdar Mausoleum: architectural details and building near Imamzade 'Ali, [see FSA A.6 05.0381], [see FSA A.6 04.GN.3028]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 50 reads, "left) Damghan [(Iran)], [Complex of] Imamzadeh Ja'far]: [Arabic inscription over entrance to turbe for Timur Mirza [(Shah Rukh Khanqah)], [see FSA A.6 04.GN.3019]; right) [Ahuan (Iran)]: [Ribat (caravansarai) Anoshirwan], [ground plan], [see FSA A.6 05.0374]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 51 reads, "Ahuan (Iran), Ribat (caravansarai) Anoshirwan: [ground plan], [see FSA A.6 05.0374]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 52 reads, "Simnan [(Iran)], Masjid-i Juma' [(Friday mosque)]: minaret and iwan inscriptions."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 53 reads, "left) Simnan [(Iran)]: garden door, [see FSA A.6 05.1407]; right) Ray [(Iran)]: designs in silks from graves, [see FSA A.6 04.GN.2165; FSA A.6 04.GN.2167]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 54 reads, "[Vicinity of Ray (Iran)]: [fragments of] Sasanian stucco [with vegetal ornamentation, acquired by Kaiser Friedrich Museum, Berlin], colored, [see FSA A.6 04.GN.2153]."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 55 reads, "[Museum of Shah, Tehran (Iran)]: inscription on large copper vessel from Sabzavar."
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 56 reads, "[Ray (Iran)], stucco wall decoration; Qum (Aug. 30, 1925) inscriptions on silk rugs in shrine and notes on other rugs. "
- In Finding Aid, caption for pg. 57 reads, "[Ray (Iran)], inscription on A. U. Pope silk fragment, allegedly from grave. "
Ernst Herzfeld Papers, Series 2: Sketchbooks; Subseries 2.03: Persia, Khorasan, 1925: Sketchbook 12
Arrangement:
Sketchbooks, housed in document boxes and stored on shelves, are organized by Joseph Upton into 13 subject categories.
Local Numbers:
Ernst Herzfeld Papers; SK-12 FSA A.06 02.03.12
Former Title or Title Variations:
Ernst Herzeld; Skizzenbuch XII: Persien, Khurasan, 1925
General:
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger, based on Herzfeld's original sketchbook title and Joseph Upton's Catalogue of the Herzfeld Archive.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
"Ernst Herzfeld's years in Iran [Persia] from [February] 1923 to [the end of October] 1925 were made possible by a private company with limited liability called the Gesellschaft zur Förderung von Ausgrabungen und Forschungsreisen GmbH, which was founded in 1923. Its aim was to foster excavations and scientific expeditions in Asia and to publish the results. [...]. [Consequently] Herzfeld was able to travel freely in Iran and survey most major archaeological sites." [Jens Kröger, "Ernst Herzfeld and Friedrich Sarre", Ernst Herzfeld and the Development of Near Eastern Studies, 1900-1950. Edited by Ann Gunter and Stefan R. Hauser. Leiden: Brill, 2005. P.61 and P.64]
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
Antiquities  Search this
Archaeology  Search this
Architectural drawing  Search this
Architecture  Search this
Art of the Islamic World  Search this
Decoration and ornament  Search this
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Inscriptions  Search this
Inscriptions, Arabic  Search this
Pottery  Search this
Religious buildings  Search this
Stucco  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sketchbooks
Drawings
Sketches
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, File FSA A.06 02.03.12
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Ernst Herzfeld Papers / Series 2: Sketchbooks / 2.3: Persien-Khurasan
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
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EDAN-URL:
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