CulturePersian
Titles
- Inscribed Beam
Date17th century
MediumWood; carved
DimensionsOverall: 5 5/8 × 40 3/4 × 1 7/8 in. (14.3 × 103.5 × 4.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Cathy and Vahid Kooros
Object number2022.371
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
114 Islamic Art Gallery
Exposé
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Department
Art of the Islamic WorldsObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
“In the name of Allah the clement, the merciful, praise be to Allah, Lord of two worlds, blessing and peace on the best of creation, Muhammad and his family.”
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c. 1810
Sycamore maple root wood; turned, carved, and embossed
BF.2019.4
late 19th–early 20th century
Wood; inlaid with ebony, mother of pearl, and ivory or bone
2010.223