An African Lyre Player (recto)
c. 1640–60
Maker Unknown
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
An African Lyre Player (recto), c. 1640–60. India, Deccan, 17th century. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, recto; 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
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, recto
- Dimensions
- Page: 40.5 x 28.9 cm (15 15/16 x 11 3/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: verso: six lines of Persian poetry in nast'aliq script on paper
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 2013.289.a
- Credit Line
- 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
- Exhibitions
- Indian Gallery 242b Rotation – November 2016
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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