A sybil standing by a plinth, holding a scroll (after an engraving by Hendrik Goltzius, Dutch, 1558-1617)

Maker(s)
Artist: Muhammad Sadiqi (died 1610)
Historical period(s)
Safavid period, Dated 1609-1610
Medium
Ink and opaque colors on paper
Dimensions
H x W (painting): 19 × 8.3 cm (7 1/2 × 3 1/4 in) H x W (sheet): 29.6 × 20 cm (11 5/8 × 7 7/8 in)
Geography
Iran, Isfahan
Credit Line
Purchase -- funds provided by Nader and Narges Ahari in memory of Nasser Ahari
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Accession Number
S2014.21
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Painting
Type

Album leaf

Keywords
Iran, Safavid period (1501 - 1722), sybil, woman
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Published References
  • Important Oriental Miniatures and Manuscripts: The Collection of the Hagop Kevorkian Fund. London, April 7, 1975. lot 103.
  • Islamic and Indian Art. London. lot 232, pp. 184-185.
Collection Area(s)
Arts of the Islamic World
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