Text Page, Persian Prose (recto); The Story of Adam peace upon him, his Sons and Progeny (verso)
c. 1425
Maker Unknown
Islamic Art
Text Page, Persian Prose (recto); The Story of Adam peace upon him, his Sons and Progeny (verso), c. 1425. Afghanistan, Herat, Timurid period (1370–1501). Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; overall: 42 x 32 cm (16 9/16 x 12 5/8 in.); text area: 34.5 x 22.7 cm (13 9/16 x 8 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1945.384
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Manuscript
- Formatted Medium
- ink and opaque watercolor on paper
- Medium
- ink, opaque, watercolor, paper
- Dimensions
- Overall: 42 x 32 cm (16 9/16 x 12 5/8 in.); Text area: 34.5 x 22.7 cm (13 9/16 x 8 15/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: script: Naskh
- Departments
- Islamic Art
- Accession Number
- 1945.384
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Exhibitions
- Islamic Art, <em>International Exhibition of Persian Art</em>. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA (October-December 1926).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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