Unknown North African, Middle Eastern, and Near Eastern
Processional Standard

CulturePersian
Titles
  • Processional Standard
  • 'Alam
Date17th century
MediumSteel
DimensionsOverall: 78 × 18 1/2 × 2 in. (198.1 × 47 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Cathy and Vahid Kooros
Object number2022.370
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
113 Islamic Art Gallery
On view

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Object Type
ProvenanceVahid and Cathy Kooros, Houston; given to MFAH, 2022
Exhibition HistoryExhibited in AIW West gallery at MFAH. No previous exhibition history.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Invocations to Allah, Muhammad, and the Shi‘i imams.
N/A
Catalogue raisonnéN/A

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