id:			151217
accession number:	1983.1115
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1983.1115
updated:		2025-02-09 04:11:22.253000

Persian Quatrains (Rubayi) and Calligraphic Exercises (recto); Persian Verse (khamriyya) (verso), c. 1509–50. Sultan Muhammad Khandan (Iranian, d. after 1550). Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Mehmed A. Simsar in memory of Dr. Mehmed A. Simsar 1983.1115

title:				Persian Quatrains (Rubayi) and Calligraphic Exercises (recto); Persian Verse (khamriyya) (verso)
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creation date:			c. 1509–50
creation date earliest:		1500
creation date latest:		1559
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creditline:			Gift of Mrs. Mehmed A. Simsar in memory of Dr. Mehmed A. Simsar
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culture:	Afghanistan, Herat, Safavid period (1501–1722)
technique:	ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Manuscript
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CREATORS

* Sultan Muhammad Khandan (Iranian, d. after 1550)  - artist

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	inscription:	Al-faqīr Sulṭān Muḥammad Khandān
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	inscription:	[Persian khamriyya]
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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Mehmed A. [Louise Dean] Simsar [1900–1986], Washington, DC, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1983
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1983-
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