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Unknown Maker, Iranian

Portrait of Shah Abbas

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Iranian

Culture

Iranian

Title

Portrait of Shah Abbas

Period

Safavid

Year

early 1600s

Medium

  • Watercolor on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Watercolor on paper

Materials

watercolor

Supports

  • paper mounted as an album page

Geography

Place Made: Iran

Dimensions

9.5 x 18.3 cm (3 3/4 x 7 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks



Inscription: Written in upper left with black ink in Persian:
صورت عباس

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

17.453

Type

  • Paintings

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Islamic Art
A Survey
Oct 07, 1982 – Apr 24, 1983

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This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Iranian
Portrait of Shah Abbas, early 1600s
Watercolor on paper
9.5 x 18.3 cm (3 3/4 x 7 3/16 inches)
Museum Appropriation Fund 17.453

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