Tombstone

Signed by: Abu'l-Qasim al-Kharrat (Persian, 12th century)

Seljuq period

September–October 1138–39 A.D./ A.H. Muharram 533

Object Place: Yazd, Iran

Medium/Technique Marble

Dimensions Overall: 98 x 71 cm (38 9/16 x 27 15/16 in.)

Credit Line Maria Antoinette Evans Fund

Accession Number31.711

Signed Signed by Abu’l-Qasim al-Kharrat

InscriptionsHe died in the month of Muharram 533 A.H. (September A.D. 1138) Work of Abu'l Qasim al-Harrani or al-Kharrat. (The last word is unclear.)

Provenance1931, sold through Phyllis Ackerman to the MFA for $1,609.89. (Accession Date: September 3, 1931)