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Mirror Case with Flowers and Birds
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Rectangular mirror case with hinged lid. The outer surfaces of this mirror case bear compositions of mixed flowers with birds. On the inner face of the lid is painted a portrait of `Ali ibn Abi Talib, kneeling and holding his double-bladed sword in his crossed hands.
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art
Ezzat-Malek Soudavar Geneva Switzerland (by 2014) by descent; to her son Abolala Soudavar Houston Texas (2014) gift; to Harvard Art Museums 2014.
Note:
Ezzat-Malek Soudavar (1913-2014) formed this collection over a period of sixty years. She purchased the works of art on the international art market.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of A. Soudavar in memory of his mother Ezzat-Malek Soudavar
Title: Mirror Case with Flowers and Birds
Description:
Rectangular mirror case with hinged lid.
The outer surfaces of this mirror case bear compositions of mixed flowers with birds.
On the inner face of the lid is painted a portrait of `Ali ibn Abi Talib, kneeling and holding his double-bladed sword in his crossed hands.
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