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Excavation of Pasargadae (Iran): Squeeze of Arabic Inscription, Found on Stone Lintel in Mashhad-i-Madar-i-Suleiman, at Mausoleum of Cyrus the Great

National Museum of Asian Art

Object Details

Local Numbers
A-40 FSA A.6 06.A040c
General
- Title is provided by Xavier Courouble, FSg Archives cataloger, based on Joseph Upton's Catalogue of the Herzfeld Archive.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note
Paper squeezes probably related primarly to the excavation campaign carried out by Ernst Herzfeld in Persepolis and several nearby sites, from December 1923 through March 1924.
Creator
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948
Names
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948
Collection Creator
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948
Place
Asia
Iran
Pasargadae (Extinct city)
Iran -- Fars -- Pasargadae -- Tomb of Cyrus the Great
Topic
Art of the Islamic World
Decoration and ornament
Excavations (Archaeology)
Inscriptions
Inscriptions, Arabic
Creator
Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948
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Ernst Herzfeld Papers
Ernst Herzfeld Papers / Series 6: Paper Squeezes of Inscriptions / 6.1: Arabic Script / A-40: Pasargadae. N door of Mosque at tomb of Cyrus. Four squeezes numbered 40/40c. 40--top section, left upright; 40a--section of lintel; 40b--central section of lintel; 40c--right end of lintel. See N-117, p.67 and File 11--(2)--256
Extent
1 Item (paper squeeze, b&w, 17 in.x 18 in. (43.2 cm. x 45.7 cm.))
Date
1923
Archival Repository
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Identifier
FSA.A.06, Item FSA A.6 06.A040c
Type
Archival materials
Paper squeezes
Collection Citation
Ernst Herzfeld Papers. FSA.A.06. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Ernst Herzfeld, 1946.
Arrangement
Papers squeezes are organized in sequential number following language scripts, which are housed in folders, and stored in metal flat files.
Collection Rights
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Genre/Form
Paper Squeezes
Scope and Contents
- Additional information from Joseph Upton's Finding Aid reads, "Arabic No. 40: [no neg.] Pasargadae. N door of Mosque at tomb of Cyrus. Four squeezes numbered 40/40c. 40—top section, left upright; 40a—section of lintel; 40b�ntral section of lintel; 40c—right end of lintel. See N-117, p.67 and [photo] File 11-(2)-256."
Collection Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1585219957152-1585219967424-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc35e42172c-f674-4e06-a9f5-7bbe0767806f

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