| Object Number | NEP41 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iran | Isfahan |
| Archaeology Area | Shrine of Imam-Zadeh Qasim |
| Date Made | 1592 |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Wood | Bronze (uncertain) |
| Technique | Carved |
| Iconography | Koran |
| Inscription Language | Naskhi |
| Description | al-Salni in the blessed month Ramadhan of the year H 1000 [1592 CE]. Contains verses from a Surah of the Qu'ran. From shrine of Imam-Zadeh Qasim. 16th century. Dated by inscription to H1000/ 1592 CE . Martinovitch notes: Carved doors #3. Arabic inscriptions written in Naskhi script. Inscription around the both sides of the door. Qur'an Surah 48, versus 1-12. Inscription in the central medallions- an invocation and the blessing formula of the 12 Shi'i imams. Shah Abbas- Abbas I the Great 1587-1629. |
| Height | 177.16 cm |
| Length | 104.14 cm |
| Width | 0 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from H. Kevorkian, 1919 |
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