Unknown Indian
Official Decree

Official Decree

Public Domain

Official Decree
Artist
CultureIndian
Titles
  • Official Decree
  • Firman
Date18th century
MediumInk and gold on paper
DimensionsSheet (at opening): 38 1/2 × 23 in. (97.8 × 58.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Nasrin and Abolala Soudavar
Object number2022.367
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Islamic Worlds
Object Type
ProvenanceNasrin and Abolala Soudavar, Houston; given to MFAH, 2022.
Exhibition HistoryNever exhibited.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in black ink, Lower left: rules on tax exemption
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Catalogue raisonnéN/A

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