Year of Object(s) Creation: 1462
Estimated Value ($USD): 155,000
Object Type(s): Book, Manuscript
Object Material(s): gold, ink or dye, paper
Provenience Nation: Iraq
Provenience Location: Baghdad
Year Removed from Findspot:

Provenance
Start Year:
End Year: 2007 (approximate)
Circumstance of Acquisition: Collection of Jafar Ghazi
Nation: Germany
Location: Munich
Start Year: 2016 (approximate)
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Purchased from an anonymous art dealer acquaintance
Nation: United Kingdom
Location: London

15th Century Iranian Edition Of Hafez’s “Diwan” Dedicated To The Library Of Pri Budaq


Description:
15th-century edition of Hafez’s “Diwan”- dedicated to the Library of Pir Budaq, copied by Shaykh Mahmud Pir Budaqi; Persian manuscript on polished paper binded by brown leather and gilt; gold illustrations and details

Case Status: Unresolved
Year Claim Initiated: 2007 (approximate)
Year Claim Resolved:
Means of Resolution:

Complainant Name: Government of Iran
Complainant Nation: Iran
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Sotheby's
Respondent Nation: United Kingdom
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Institution

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Editor's Notes:
No records of where the manuscript was between the years of 2007 to 2011. Edited by Janice Kim