CulturePersian
Titles
- [Panel]
Date17th century
MediumWood
Credit LineGift of Nasrin and Abolala Soudavar
Object number2022.366
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
113 Islamic Art Gallery
Exposé
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Department
Art of the Islamic WorldsObject Type
inscription venerating God: “God the glorious and magnificent, praise God, may his power be eternal and his power be ever increased.”
The panel likely formed part of a larger wooden surface bearing additional inscriptions or abstract motifs, and may have been from
a cenotaph or part of an architectural element such as a door frame or wall frieze. Though the inscription is religious, the panel could also
have been from a secular structure such as a palace.
ProvenanceNasrin and Abolala Soudavar, Houston; given to MFAH, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
“God the glorious and magnificent, praise God, may his power be eternal and his power be ever increased (?)”
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
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