Sad Kalima

Details

• Title

  Sad Kalima

• Artist/maker

  attributed to 'Ali ibn Abi Talib ("'Ali ibn Abi Talib") (ruled AD 656 - 661) (author)

• Associated place

  Asia › Iran (possible) (possible place of creation)

• Date

  1486 (AH 891)

• Material and technique

  ink, colour, and gold on paper; bound in paper, painted with watercolour, and covered in lacquer

• Material index

  processed material › paper;

  processed material › metal › gold;

  organic › vegetal › resin › lacquer

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted;

  covered › coated › varnished › lacquered;

  bound

• Object type

  communications equipment › manuscript;

  visual representation › calligraphy

• Dimensions

  closed 21 x 14 x 1.5 cm (height x width x depth)
  calligraphy 17 cm (height)

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by Christopher T. Gandy, 2012.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2012.94

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