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Imam ‘Ali flanked by Hasan and Husain and two angels
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
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1872 - 1873 (AH 1289)
Qajar Period (1779 - 1925)
- Associated people
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'Ali ibn Abi Talib (ruled AD 656 - 661) (subject)Husain ibn 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (AD 626 - 680) (subject)Hasan ibn 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (AD c. 625 - 669) (subject)
- Material and technique
- khatt-i nakhun (fingernail script) on paper; margin with gold on coloured paper
- Dimensions
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mount 55.3 x 40.3 cm (height x width)
page 23.8 x 19.9 cm (height x width)
painting without border 20 x 15.8 cm (height x width)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented in memory of the twins R. G. and T. G. Gayer-Anderson, 1943.
- Accession no.
- EA1961.64
Glossary
Imam
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Imam
(from the Arabic) Leader of prayers in congregational mosques. In Shi'a Islam, imams are infalliable spiritual guides and divinely appointed successors of the prophet Muhammad.
Location
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- currently in research collection
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