id: 170778 accession number: 2013.289.a share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.289.a updated: 2025-02-09 07:07:24.501000 An African Lyre Player (recto), c. 1640–60. India, Deccan, 17th century. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 40.5 x 28.9 cm (15 15/16 x 11 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.289.a title: An African Lyre Player (recto) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1640–60 creation date earliest: 1635 creation date latest: 1665 current location: creditline: Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection copyright: --- culture: India, Deccan, 17th century technique: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art collection: Indian Art type: Painting find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Page: 40.5 x 28.9 cm (15 15/16 x 11 3/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: verso: six lines of Persian poetry in nast'aliq script on paper translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Indian Gallery 242b Rotation – November 2016 opening date: 2016-11-07T05:00:00 Indian Gallery 242b Rotation – November 2016. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 7, 2016-April 10, 2017). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2013.289.a/2013.289.a_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2013.289.a/2013.289.a_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2013.289.a/2013.289.a_full.tif