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Walking stick

Title	Walking stick
Publication Date:	1850
Publication Place	Iran (made) Shiraz (made) Tehran (made) -
Subject	Woodwork
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Length: 83.5 cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	862-1889
Record ID	862-1889
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1850
Notes	Wooden walking stick, carved and painted with scenes from Persian epic tales, Iran, Qajar period, 1850-1889
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Carved and painted pearwood; gold paint
Fiziksel açıklama	The shaft is cylindrical in form and fashioned from a single piece of painted and varnished pearwood, carved with horizontal registers of diverse scenes from Persian epic tales, including Layla and Majnun, as well as images of daily life such as hunting and courtly scenes. The top of the crutch is carved in the face of a young man. Small Persian inscriptions accompany some of the scenes, with each register divided by a solid gold band.

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Walking stick

Publication Date 1850

Publication Place Iran (made) Shiraz (made) Tehran (made) -

Subject Woodwork

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Length: 83.5 cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 862-1889

Record ID 862-1889

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1850

Notes Wooden walking stick, carved and painted with scenes from Persian epic tales, Iran, Qajar period, 1850-1889

Malzemeler ve teknikler Carved and painted pearwood; gold paint

Fiziksel açıklama The shaft is cylindrical in form and fashioned from a single piece of painted and varnished pearwood, carved with horizontal registers of diverse scenes from Persian epic tales, including Layla and Majnun, as well as images of daily life such as hunting and courtly scenes. The top of the crutch is carved in the face of a young man. Small Persian inscriptions accompany some of the scenes, with each register divided by a solid gold band.