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Blue Iris

Attributed To: Muhammad Zaman, Persian, active 1649-1704
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor on paper; gilded borders
Place Made: Isfahan, Iran
Dates: A.H. 1074-1075/1663-1664 C.E.
Dynasty: Safavid
Period: Safavid
Dimensions: Sheet: 13 1/16 x 8 3/8 in. (33.2 x 21.3 cm) Image: 7 1/2 x 4 3/8 in. (19 x 11.1 cm)
Signature: Muhammad Zaman (see Inscription).
Inscriptions: Inscribed in Persian nasta'liq script: "Ya Sahib al-Zaman" ("O Lord of Time", allegorical signature of Muhammad Zaman) above to the right and left.
Collections: Arts of the Islamic World
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 86.23
Credit Line: Hagop Kevorkian Fund and Special Middle Eastern Art Fund
Image: Overall, 86.23_IMLS_SL2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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