id:			122620
accession number:	1942.871.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.871.a
updated:		2025-06-20 11:29:57.033000

Siyavush on His Horse Hitting a Rolling Target, from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025) (recto), late 1400s. Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501). Opaque watercolor, silver, gold, and ink on paper; image: 8.6 x 16.1 cm (3 3/8 x 6 5/16 in.); overall: 32.4 x 21.6 cm (12 3/4 x 8 1/2 in.); text area: 22.6 x 16.1 cm (8 7/8 x 6 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Heeramaneck Galleries, 1942.871.a

title:				Siyavush on His Horse Hitting a Rolling Target, from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025) (recto)
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creation date:			late 1400s
creation date earliest:		1450
creation date latest:		1499
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creditline:			Gift of Heeramaneck Galleries
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culture:	Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)
technique:	Opaque watercolor, silver, gold, and ink on paper
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Manuscript
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measurements: Image: 8.6 x 16.1 cm (3 3/8 x 6 5/16 in.); Overall: 32.4 x 21.6 cm (12 3/4 x 8 1/2 in.); Text area: 22.6 x 16.1 cm (8 7/8 x 6 5/16 in.)
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	inscription:	script: Nasta'liq
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Arts of Iran (Islamic art rotation)
	opening date:   2018-10-30T04:00:00
	<i>Arts of Iran (Islamic art rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 30, 2018-October 28, 2019).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Heeramaneck Galleries, New York, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1942
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1942-
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