Main Title: Herat stone. Jug of Shah Ismail
Image Title: Full view 21092904

Holding institution:
Fine Arts Library, Harvard University
Data provider:
Harvard University Library
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Title:
Main Title: Herat stone. Jug of Shah Ismail
Image Title: Full view 21092904
Date:
early 16th c.
Description:
Globular body w/ inlaid gold scrollwork and rumi motifs, dragon handleCulture: Islamic, IranMaterials/Techniques: herat stone, gold, silver, enamelNote: Provenance: One of the spoils of war taken by Sultan Selim I after the Battle of Chaldiran.Note: Inscription: Around neck, in gold inlay sulus script: es-Sultan el-Adil el-Kamil el Hadi el-Veli Ebu el-Muzaffer Sah Ismail Bahadur Han el-Safevi halledallahu teala ve mulkehu Sultanehu
Type:
still image
stonework
Type (Narrower):
Other Objects
Type (Broader):
Object
Subject:
jugs
inscriptions
Provenance:
Isma'il I, Shah of Iran, b.1487/892 AH - d. 1524/930 AH ; r. 1501-1524/907-930 AH, Iranian (Patron)
Extent:
H. 14 cm, diam. 13.2 cm
Rights:
(CC BY-NC-SA) Attribution: Harvard Fine Arts Library, Special Collections SCW2016.07911
Identifier:
W368501_URN-3:FHCL:33727419
Is part of:
Stuart Cary Welch Islamic and South Asian Photographic Collection
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