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10 Items in this Learning Collection

Seated Orientale, Veil on her Head (Orientale assise, voile sur la tête)

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Untitled (figure composition)

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Faramurz taken Prisoner, Shah-nameh of Ferdowski

This Persian manuscript leaf is attributed to the 17th century Safavid period. Its format consists of two sections of calligraphy and a miniature (painted scene) in the middle. The painted scene features a grassy landscape with a mounted soldier and two standing figures.

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Sikandar Goes on a Pilgrimage to the Kaaba, from the Shahnama of Firdausi

This Persian miniature is attributed to the Shiraz and Timurid schools, ca. 1460. The painting is done in ink, opaque watercolor and gold leaf on paper. The scene, <em>Sikandar Goes on a Pilgrimage to the Kaaba</em>, is part of the Shahnama of Firdausi, the Persian book of kings.

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Sikandar Builds a Barrier Against Yajuj and Majuj, from the Shahnama of Firdausi

This Persian miniature is attributed to the Shiraz and Timurid schools, ca. 1460. The painting is done in ink, opaque watercolor and gold leaf on paper. The scene, <em>Sikandar Builds a Barrier Against Yajuj and Majuj</em>, is part of the Shahnama of Firdausi, the Persian book of kings.

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Siyavush Passes Through the Fire, from the Shahnama of Firdausi

This Persian miniature is attributed to the Shiraz and Timurid schools, ca. 1460. The painting is done in ink, opaque watercolor and gold leaf on paper. The scene, <em>Siyavush Passes Through the Fire</em>, is part of the Shahnama of Firdausi, the Persian book of kings.

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Rustam Slays Shaghad and Dies, from the Shahnama of Firdausi

This Persian miniature is attributed to the Shiraz and Timurid schools, ca. 1460. The painting is done in ink, opaque watercolor and gold leaf on paper. The scene, <em>Rustam Slays Shaghad and Dies</em>, is part of the Shahnama of Firdausi, the Persian book of kings.

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Illuminated Chapter Heading from the Shahnama of Firdausi (The “Kervorkian Shahnama”) (Second heading)

This page from the Shahnama of Firdausi is the second illuminated chapter heading of the book. The language of the text is Persian, but the script used is a modified form of Arabic done in ink, opaque watercolor and gold leaf on paper. The manuscript was made by the Shiraz and Timurid Schools, ca. 1460.

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Medicinal plants; Leaf from an Arabic translation of the "De Materia Medica," by Dioscorides

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Qur'an manuscript leaf in early or Abbasid Kufic script, ch. 38, verses 21-23

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Untitled (figure composition)

Accession Number
1973/2.62

Title
Untitled (figure composition)

Artist(s)
Henry Wolf

Object Creation Date
circa 1870-1880

Medium & Support
wood engraving on paper

Dimensions
16 1/16 in x 12 in (40.8 cm x 30.48 cm)

Credit Line
Museum Purchase

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Western

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Keywords
Victorian
head
heads (animal components)
seated
standing

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