Vicinity of Firuzabad (Iran): Palace of Ardashir I, Central Room with Dome Ceiling: Detail View of Plaster Ornamentation

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Local Numbers: FSA A.6 04.GN.2433

Creator: Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948
Names: Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948
Collection Creator: Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948

Place: Asia; Iran; Fīrūzābād (Iran); Iran -- Fars -- Firuzabad

Topic: Ancient Near Eastern Art; Archaeology; Architecture; Decoration and ornament; Sassanids

Creator: Herzfeld, Ernst, 1879-1948

See more items in: Ernst Herzfeld Papers; Ernst Herzfeld Papers / Series 4: Photographic Files

Extent: 1 Glass negative (b&w, 18 cm. x 13 cm.)

Date: 1905-1934

Archival Repository: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

Identifier: FSA.A.06, Item FSA A.6 04.GN.2433

Type: Archival materials; Glass negatives

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: Glass Negatives, numbered from 1 to 3850, are housed in document boxes, and stored on shelves.

Collection Rights: Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.

Genre/Form: Glass negatives

Scope and Contents: Handwritten notes on related blueprint reads, "Fīrūzābād, palace, under cupola."; Additional information from Finding Aid reads, "Subseries 4.7: Photo File 7(2 vols.) "Sasanian Architecture," Subseries 4.7.1: Vol.1, Image No. 112 (Negative Number: 2433). Firuzabad, palace. Facade under cupola with "Egyptian" cornice."