id:			136322
accession number:	1960.199.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1960.199.a
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:48.319000

Page from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020), c. 1590–1600. Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; image: 25.4 x 15.7 cm (10 x 6 3/16 in.); overall: 31 x 20.1 cm (12 3/16 x 7 15/16 in.); text area: 21 x 13.5 cm (8 1/4 x 5 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John C. Heege 1960.199.a

title:				Page from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020)
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creation date:			c. 1590–1600
creation date earliest:		1590
creation date latest:		1600
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creditline:			Gift of John C. Heege
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culture:	Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722)
technique:	Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Manuscript
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measurements: Image: 25.4 x 15.7 cm (10 x 6 3/16 in.); Overall: 31 x 20.1 cm (12 3/16 x 7 15/16 in.); Text area: 21 x 13.5 cm (8 1/4 x 5 5/16 in.)
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	inscription:	Script: Nasta'liq
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Art and Stories from Mughal India
	opening date:   2016-07-31T04:00:00
	<i>Art and Stories from Mughal India</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016).

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PROVENANCE

	(Ascheroff, Paris, France)
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	John C. Heege [1904–1990], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1960
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1960–
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