Bahram Gur in the Yellow Pavilion

Details

• Title

  Bahram Gur in the Yellow Pavilion

• Series

  Seven Portraits

• Artist/maker

  Nizami Ganjavi (1141 - 1209) (author)

  Mu‘in Musawwir (active 1636 - 1697)

• Associated people

  Bahram Gur (ruled AD 420 - 438) (subject)

• Associated place

  Asia › Iran (place of creation)

• Date

  mid-17th century

• Material and technique

  ink, colour, and gold on paper

• Material index

  processed material › paper;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted

• Object type

  communications equipment › manuscript;

  visual representation › calligraphy;

  visual representation › painting

• Dimensions

  mount 40.2 x 27.7 cm (height x width)
  page 29.1 x 16.8 cm (height x width)
  painting 25.3 x 12.4 cm (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.2572

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