Name/Title

Picture

Entry/Object ID

K_0455

Tags

art around building

Description

Picture of dancers, musicians surrounding man and woman. Carved wood frame. A different page from this book is described in Jewish Art (Grossman, 1995): "Ardasir Book. Persia. 17th century. In this Judeo-Persian book, the Esther story is interwoven into a classic tenth-century tale about the history of Persia. The heroes are Ardasir, who is identified with King Ahasuerus, and his sons." Digitized version of the book: https://digitalcollections.jtsa.edu/islandora/object/jts%3A158207#page/52/mode/1up - similar image on p. 168

Made/Created

Place

Region

Persia, Middle East

Continent

Asia

Notes

Date made: 19th century

Dimensions

Height

18 in

Width

11-1/2 in

Material

Paper, ink, wood frame