Door

NEP42

From: Iran

Curatorial Section: Near Eastern

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Object Number NEP42
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Persian
Provenience Iran
Date Made 1327 CE
Section Near Eastern
Materials Wood | Brass
Technique Carved
Iconography Inscription
Inscription Language Naskhi | Naskhi
Description

Panels at top and bottom contain inscriptions, the long central ones have floral designs. Martinovitch notes: Carved wooden doors, No. 5. Persian inscrptions in four medallions, written in Naskhi; In two upper medallions- Persian Muslim prayer

Dated by inscription to H727 (1327CE)

Height 175.9 cm
Length 91.44 cm
Width 0 cm
Credit Line Purchased from H. Kevorkian, 1926

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