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Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 0.2 × 2.5 cm (1/16 × 1 in)
Type:
Exchange Media
Origin:
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh state, India
Date:
1861 (Hijri Calendar: 1278 A.H)
Period:
Asafjahi dynasty
Description:
Obverse: A legend in Persian script, partly off flan, of the ruler's name and title: Asaf Jah, Nizam al-Mulk; at bottom of flan the Hijri date 1278
Reverse: A legend in Persian script, partly off flan; with Regnal year 6 at top left
Provenance:
From 1907 to 1919
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), acquired in 1907 [1]
From 1920
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [2]
Notes:
[1] No purchase information is available for this object. See Reserved List, R. 5261, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives. See also, Accession File, Collections Management Office.
[2] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Previous custodian or owner:
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Topic:
India  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Asafjahi dynasty (1724-1948)  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1907.757.7
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3fe1348b1-5dbe-47d6-b938-fffa2df35228
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1907.757.7