Spandrel
Ceiling Fragment
NEP15
From: Persia
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
Object Number | NEP15 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Persian |
Provenience | Persia |
Locus | Chahal Situm Pavilion |
Period | Shah Abbas Period |
Date Made | 1500-1599 |
Section | Near Eastern |
Materials | Stucco |
Iconography | Crane | Cloud |
Description | Ceiling fragment, design of cranes and clouds. Said to have come from Pavilion of Chahal Situm, which was constructed by Shah Abbas. "Probably from above a window. Said to have come from the Pavilion of Chehel Sutun." |
Credit Line | Purchased from H. Kevorkian, 1926 |
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