Illuminated colophon (text recto, blank page verso of folio 102) from a manuscript of prayers

ManuscriptsOttoman19th century

Illuminated colophon (text recto, blank page verso of folio 102) from a manuscript of prayers

1851

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Ink, colors, and gold on paper

Culture

Ottoman

Period

Ottoman period

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Provenance

Ezzat-Malek Soudavar, Geneva, Switzerland (by 2014), by descent; to her son Abolala Soudavar, Houston, Texas (2014), loan; to Harvard Art Museums, 2015. Note: Ezzat-Malek Soudavar (1913-2014) formed this collection over a period of sixty years. She purchased the works of art on the international art market.

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