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Type of object:
Fine Art

Accession number: 2005.775 Inventory number: HPA 01

Object: Calligraphy

Material/technique: Paper, ink / hand-painted

Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C.

Brief description: Central rondel of calligraphy in black circle, surrounded by band of smaller calligraphy. Artist unknown. In square gold frame.

Measurements: Drawing: Dia. 21 cm Frame: 30 x 30 cm

Condition: Intact

Provenance: From an exhibit at the Goethe Institute, Kabul, in 1980

Donated by: Dr. H.-P. Apelt, Munich, Germany, 2002

Photograph:


Type of object:
Fine Art

Accession number: 2005.776 Inventory number: HPA 02

Object: Drawing

Material/technique: Paper, ink / hand-painted

Origin/Period: Afghanistan / 20th C.

Brief description: Black ink sketch of village mosque, with passersby. Qala in the background. Highlighted in grey wash. Artist unknown. In black frame.

Measurements: Drawing: 18 x 27.5 cm Frame: 26.5 x 36 cm

Condition: Intact

Provenance: From an exhibit at the Goethe Institute, Kabul, in 1980

Donated by: Dr. H.-P. Apelt, Munich, Germany, 2002

Photograph:



Copyright © - Photo/Text: Stiftung Foundation Bibliotheca Afghanica - Afghanistan Museum, Carla Grissmann, 2005

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