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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Shirin
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.

Shirin

Artist Ferhad
CulturePersian
Date1525-1575
MediumPaper | Watercolor
DimensionsOverall, Image: 7 5/8 x 6 5/8 in. (19.4 x 16.8 cm)
Overall: 12 x 7 5/8 in. (30.5 x 19.4 cm)
Overall, Mat: 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (48.9 x 36.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number58.27.10
Not on view
DescriptionMiniature of Shirin on her horse carried by her lover Ferhad, the sculptor. Background a wonderful picture carved in the mountainside by Ferhad. Nizami. Khamsa.

Exhibition HistoryNorfolk Museum Gallery "H", Feb. 1958 College of Wooster Museum, Wooster, OH, April 5-27, 1970.