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CulturePersian

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Date17th century

MediumWood

Credit LineGift of Nasrin and Abolala Soudavar

Object number2022.366

Current Location

The Caroline Wiess Law Building

113 Islamic Art Gallery

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Department

Art of the Islamic Worlds

Object Type

WOOD OBJECTS

DescriptionSafavid architecture features pious, political, and poetic epigraphy in both Arabic and Persian. This wood panel is carved with an Arabic
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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