Unknown Iranian Artist
Illuminated Manuscript Page: Bath Scene
1600-1899
Scroll
Unknown Iranian Artist
Illuminated Manuscript Page: Bath Scene
1600-1899
Physical Qualities
Ink, mineral pigments, and gold, 254 × 184 mm. (10 × 7 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Saidie A. May
Object Number
1932.47.1
The illuminated manuscript page depicts a scene which takes place in a public bath as a barber is preparing to cut the hair of his client. Note the tiled wall and resembleance of the basin held by the attendant to the BMA's Ghaznavid period (977-1186) bronze basin. Particularly in Iran, India and Turkey, artists depicted figural scenes for privately-viewed albums or books.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1932; Alfred Jensen
Art Across Asia: West Asian Connections
Artist
Unknown Iranian Artist
2000-01-01 00:00:00–2000-01-01 00:00:00
