CalligraphyOttoman19th century

Vertical Wooden Panel: The Shrines of Arabia with Calligraphy

19th century

Classification

Calligraphy

Medium

Paint on framed wood panel

Culture

Ottoman

Period

Ottoman period

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

56.7 x 25.3 x 1.5 cm (22 5/16 x 9 15/16 x 9/16 in.)

Provenance

[Annie Kevorkian, Paris, by 2 May 1984], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1984, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.

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