Painting of poetry in Shekaste calligraphy

Painting of poetry in shekaste calligraphy. A birthday gift with a note (peeling off) written to General Fereydoun Djam from Army Officer, Mahan Samar on 09/02/1370. Shekaste, is a Persian calligraphic style and is a decorative Nastaliq. Watercolour and black ink on paper. Origin/Date: 1991 [1370]....

Full description


Order number: PP MS 95, Box 7
Date(s) of creation: 1991
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id PP_MS_95.07.08
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with PP MS 95, Box 7
callnumber PP MS 95/07/08
callnumber_txt PP MS 95/07/08
callnumber-sort PP MS 95/07/08
prefix_number 08
scb_previous_numbers SOASAW 2011.0244.01
title Painting of poetry in Shekaste calligraphy
scb_date_creation 1991
scb_level Item
level_sort 8/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File/Item
scb_extent 2 pieces
format Archive
scb_custodial_history Following its donation to SOAS by the Fereydoun Djam Charitable Trust in 2011, this item was held in the SOAS Brunei Gallery art collection between 2011-2015 [Reference: SOASAW 2011.0244.01]
description Painting of poetry in shekaste calligraphy. A birthday gift with a note (peeling off) written to General Fereydoun Djam from Army Officer, Mahan Samar on 09/02/1370. Shekaste, is a Persian calligraphic style and is a decorative Nastaliq. Watercolour and black ink on paper. Origin/Date: 1991 [1370]. 1 sheet. Dimensions: 330 x 235 mm. Loose original label attached. 1 sheet.
scb_access_status Open
language Persian
language_search Persian
scb_scripts_material Arabic (Nastaliq variant)
note Removed from modern frame by SOAS Brunei Gallery staff before transfer to SOAS Library
hierarchy_top_id_raw PP MS 95
hierarchy_sequence PP_MS_95.0007.0008