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Artist:
Mahmud Musawwir  Search this
Medium:
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 32.3 x 21 cm (12 11/16 x 8 1/4 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Iran
Date:
1525-1550
Period:
Safavid period
Description:
Detached folio from a dispersed manuscript; Battle scene; recto: left-hand half of a double-page miniature separated from the facing folio (F1954.4); verso: blank; one of a group of 2 folios.
Border: The painting is set in green, blue, and gold rulings on cream-colored paper.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Engaging the Senses (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)
Arts of the Islamic World (May 3, 1998 to January 3, 2016)
Art of the Court of Shah Tahmasp (December 16, 1979 to August 14, 1980)
Near Eastern Art—Paintings, Pottery (August 18, 1967 to February 10, 1972)
Near Eastern Art (June 5, 1964 to August 18, 1967)
Special Exhibition Afghanistan (September 3, 1963 to June 5, 1964)
Special Exhibition of Persian Art (May 1, 1960 to August 11, 1961)
Topic:
Shahnama  Search this
battle  Search this
Safavid period (1501 - 1722)  Search this
percussion instrument  Search this
Iran  Search this
Arts of the Islamic World  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number:
F1954.5
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/ye38a4e0c75-b992-4c45-ba6f-b715d3c21b23
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1954.5