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Mirror case depicting Fath ‘Ali Shah, with poem describing his radiance
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
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1824 - 1825 (AH 1240)
Qajar Period (1779 - 1925)
- Artist/maker
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Muhammad ‘Ali (active c. 1824 - c. 1825) (artist)
- Associated people
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Fath ‘Ali Shah Qajar, King of Iran (ruled 1797 - 1834) (subject)
- Material and technique
- ivory
- Dimensions
- 19.2 x 11.6 x 1.6 cm sight size (height x width x depth)
- Material index
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organic › animal › tooth › mammal tooth › ivory
- Technique index
- Object type index
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container › case › mirror-case
- No. of items
- 1
- Accession no.
- EAX.1205
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Further reading
London: Brunei Gallery, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1999, Qajar Portraits, Julian Raby (London: Azimuth Editions in association with the Iran Heritage Foundation, 1999), no. 135 on p. 92, illus. pp. 93-94 fig. 135
Location
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- currently in research collection
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