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calligraphy
Object Type
calligraphy
Museum number
1996,0521,0.1.a-d
Title
Object:
Ziyaratnameh
Description
Four sections of a ziyaratnameh (laisser passer) from the Shrine of Imam Riza at Mashhad, dated 14 Dhu'l Hijja 944/5 July 1533. Seal dated 934/1527-28. Black, blue and gold ink on paper.
Cultures/periods
Safavid dynasty
Production date
5th July 1533
(AH 939)
1527-1528
(AH 934 (seal))
Production place
Made in:
Mashhad
Materials
paper
Dimensions
Height:
29 centimetres
(each section)
Width:
19 centimetres
(each section)
Bibliographic references
Porter 2003 / Mightier than the sword: Arabic script - beauty and meaning
(38)
Canby 2009 / Shah 'Abbas: The Remaking of Iran
(p.91-92)
Porter & Barakat 2004 / Mightier than the Sword: Arabic Script: Beauty and Meaning
(88)
Canby 1999 / The Golden Age of Persian Art 1501-1722
(fig.40)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
Exhibited: 2004 7 Jan-7 Apr, Kuala Lumpur, Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, 'Mightier than the Sword' 2003 22 Mar-25 May, University of Melbourne, Ian Potter Museum of Art, 'Mightier than the Sword'
Subjects
calligraphy
Acquisition name
Purchased through:
John Lawrence Fine Arts Inc
Acquisition date
1996
Department
Middle East
Registration number
1996,0521,0.1.a-d
Conservation
Mount four calligraphies seperately
: 19 Sep 2019
Treatment
: 07 Aug 2019