id:			122621
accession number:	1942.871.b
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.871.b
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Persian verses (verso) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940-1019 or 1025), late 1400s. Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; 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.b

title:				Persian verses (verso) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940-1019 or 1025)
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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, ink, and gold on paper
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Manuscript
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measurements: 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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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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