15Door of the tomb of Emamzadeh Yahya at Varamin

Door

Iran, exact place of production unknown Wood, with metal fittings and nails (گل میخ) Dated Safar 971/September 1563 Signed by Maʿsum Najjar (Maʿsum the woodworker) Made at the order of Mowlana Jahangir Mohtaseb Varamini for the tomb of Emamzadeh Yahya, Varamin

In situ in the tomb of Emamzadeh Yahya, Varamin, in 1279/1863 Removed from the tomb at some point between 1863 and 1915 Offered for sale in New York in 1915 at the Kent-Shmavon Galleries Current whereabouts unknown

*If you have seen this door, please be in touch (33arches.overton@gmail.com) Photograph after The Kent-Shmavon Collection: The Ancient Art of Asia and Europe, 1915



Figure 1. Photograph of the door taken during its sale in New York in 1915. After The Kent-Shmavon Collection: The Ancient Art of Asia and Europe, 1915, no. 1240.

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