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| Ernst Herzfeld Papers A foremost scholar
in the field of Iranian studies, Ernst Herzfeld (1879–1948) explored
all phases of Near Eastern culture from the prehistoric period to Islamic
times. The collection documents Herzfeld's archaeological activities including
Samarra, Persepolis, Pasargadae, Paikuli, and Aleppo and includes correspondence;
field notebooks; drawings; sketchbooks; inventories of objects; squeezes
of architectural inscriptions and details; and photographs. Preservation, digitization,
and cataloging has been made possible by the Leon
Levy Foundation. The cataloging of this collection commenced in September
2009, and will be ongoing until Summer 2011. Please be advised that some
of the Series and categories are not hot linked to images yet as we are
in the process of making them available. Permission to reproduce and
publish an item from the Archives is coordinated through the Freer Gallery
of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery's Rights
and Reproductions department. For inquiries on selecting images or
appointments to research the collection, please contact
the Archives. |
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![Kufik inscription, 1903-1936 [drawing], Name: Herzfeld, Ernst, Herzfeld, Ernst, Date: 1900s, 1930s, 1910s, 1920s](http://ids.si.edu/ids/dynamic?container.fullpage&id=http://sirismm.si.edu/sackler/herzfeld/d-0760.jpg "Kufik inscription, 1903-1936 [drawing], Name: Herzfeld, Ernst, Herzfeld, Ernst, Date: 1900s, 1930s, 1910s, 1920s")
![Near Shiraz (Iran), Garden house of Hajji 'Abdullah Ghaffar Isfahani in Masjid-i Bardi, 1905 [drawing], Name: Herzfeld, Ernst, Herzfeld, Ernst, Date: 1900s](http://ids.si.edu/ids/dynamic?container.fullpage&id=http://sirismm.si.edu/sackler/herzfeld/d-0714.jpg "Near Shiraz (Iran), Garden house of Hajji 'Abdullah Ghaffar Isfahani in Masjid-i Bardi, 1905 [drawing], Name: Herzfeld, Ernst, Herzfeld, Ernst, Date: 1900s")
![Burudjird (Iran), reconstruction of pottery with painted patterns, rim of a bowl with animal design, 1926-1936 [drawing], Name: Herzfeld, Ernst, Herzfeld, Ernst, Date: 1930s, 1920s](http://ids.si.edu/ids/dynamic?container.fullpage&id=http://sirismm.si.edu/sackler/herzfeld/d-0652.jpg "Burudjird (Iran), reconstruction of pottery with painted patterns, rim of a bowl with animal design, 1926-1936 [drawing], Name: Herzfeld, Ernst, Herzfeld, Ernst, Date: 1930s, 1920s")
![Aleppo (Syria), Citadel, perspective view of the entrance block, 1908-1914 [drawing], Name: Herzfeld, Ernst, Herzfeld, Ernst, Date: 1900s, 1910s](http://ids.si.edu/ids/dynamic?container.fullpage&id=http://sirismm.si.edu/sackler/herzfeld/d-0073.jpg "Aleppo (Syria), Citadel, perspective view of the entrance block, 1908-1914 [drawing], Name: Herzfeld, Ernst, Herzfeld, Ernst, Date: 1900s, 1910s")
![Aleppo (Syria), Masjid Ahmad al-Iska??fi (djami' Shaikh Hamu??d), right and left capitals of interior columns, 1908-1914 [drawing], Name: Herzfeld, Ernst, Herzfeld, Ernst, Date: 1900s, 1910s](http://ids.si.edu/ids/dynamic?container.fullpage&id=http://sirismm.si.edu/sackler/herzfeld/d-0092.jpg "Aleppo (Syria), Masjid Ahmad al-Iska??fi (djami' Shaikh Hamu??d), right and left capitals of interior columns, 1908-1914 [drawing], Name: Herzfeld, Ernst, Herzfeld, Ernst, Date: 1900s, 1910s")
![H??ama??h (Syria), Nur al-din Mosque, mihrab, arabesque scroll depicting animals and vegetal ornaments, 1903-1936 [drawing], Name: Herzfeld, Ernst, Herzfeld, Ernst, Date: 1900s, 1930s, 1910s, 1920s](http://ids.si.edu/ids/dynamic?container.fullpage&id=http://sirismm.si.edu/sackler/herzfeld/d-0221.jpg "H??ama??h (Syria), Nur al-din Mosque, mihrab, arabesque scroll depicting animals and vegetal ornaments, 1903-1936 [drawing], Name: Herzfeld, Ernst, Herzfeld, Ernst, Date: 1900s, 1930s, 1910s, 1920s")
![H??ama??h (Syria) and Hims (Syria), three blazons, 1903-1936 [drawing], Name: Herzfeld, Ernst, Herzfeld, Ernst, Date: 1900s, 1930s, 1910s, 1920s](http://ids.si.edu/ids/dynamic?container.fullpage&id=http://sirismm.si.edu/sackler/herzfeld/d-0260.jpg "H??ama??h (Syria) and Hims (Syria), three blazons, 1903-1936 [drawing], Name: Herzfeld, Ernst, Herzfeld, Ernst, Date: 1900s, 1930s, 1910s, 1920s")
![Zubair (Iraq), tomb of Hasan al-Basri, 1903-1936 [drawing], Name: Herzfeld, Ernst, Herzfeld, Ernst, Date: 1900s, 1930s, 1910s, 1920s](http://ids.si.edu/ids/dynamic?container.fullpage&id=http://sirismm.si.edu/sackler/herzfeld/d-0218.jpg "Zubair (Iraq), tomb of Hasan al-Basri, 1903-1936 [drawing], Name: Herzfeld, Ernst, Herzfeld, Ernst, Date: 1900s, 1930s, 1910s, 1920s")
![Aleppo (Syria), Salihin Cemetery, cenotaph I, inscription, 1908-1914 [drawing], Name: Herzfeld, Ernst, Herzfeld, Ernst, Date: 1900s, 1910s](http://ids.si.edu/ids/dynamic?container.fullpage&id=http://sirismm.si.edu/sackler/herzfeld/d-0272.jpg "Aleppo (Syria), Salihin Cemetery, cenotaph I, inscription, 1908-1914 [drawing], Name: Herzfeld, Ernst, Herzfeld, Ernst, Date: 1900s, 1910s")
![Damascus (Syria), Salihiya, Jami<U+02BF> al-Hanabila (al-Muzaffari, al-Djabal), Acanthi, vegetal ornament, 1908-1914 [drawing], Name: Herzfeld, Ernst, Herzfeld, Ernst, Date: 1900s, 1910s](http://ids.si.edu/ids/dynamic?container.fullpage&id=http://sirismm.si.edu/sackler/herzfeld/d-0319.jpg "Damascus (Syria), Salihiya, Jami<U+02BF> al-Hanabila (al-Muzaffari, al-Djabal), Acanthi, vegetal ornament, 1908-1914 [drawing], Name: Herzfeld, Ernst, Herzfeld, Ernst, Date: 1900s, 1910s")
![Taq-i Bustan (Iran), textile pattern on costume, drawn from the Sassanid rock reliefs, 1923 [drawing], Name: Herzfeld, Ernst, Herzfeld, Ernst, Date: 1920s](http://ids.si.edu/ids/dynamic?container.fullpage&id=http://sirismm.si.edu/sackler/herzfeld/d-0317.jpg "Taq-i Bustan (Iran), textile pattern on costume, drawn from the Sassanid rock reliefs, 1923 [drawing], Name: Herzfeld, Ernst, Herzfeld, Ernst, Date: 1920s")
![Kuh-e Khwaja (Iran), watercolor sketch of decorative panel in ceiling, 1925-1929 [drawing], Name: Herzfeld, Ernst, Herzfeld, Ernst, Date: 1920s](http://ids.si.edu/ids/dynamic?container.fullpage&id=http://sirismm.si.edu/sackler/herzfeld/d-0357.jpg "Kuh-e Khwaja (Iran), watercolor sketch of decorative panel in ceiling, 1925-1929 [drawing], Name: Herzfeld, Ernst, Herzfeld, Ernst, Date: 1920s")
![Kelat-i Abazar (Iran), fortress, ground plan, 1903-1936 [drawing], Name: Herzfeld, Ernst, Herzfeld, Ernst, Date: 1900s, 1930s, 1910s, 1920s](http://ids.si.edu/ids/dynamic?container.fullpage&id=http://sirismm.si.edu/sackler/herzfeld/d-0391.jpg "Kelat-i Abazar (Iran), fortress, ground plan, 1903-1936 [drawing], Name: Herzfeld, Ernst, Herzfeld, Ernst, Date: 1900s, 1930s, 1910s, 1920s")
![Nihavand (Iran), reconstruction of pottery with painted patterns, rim of a bowl with animal design, from prehistoric mound of Tepe Giyan, 1926-1936 [drawing], Name: Herzfeld, Ernst, Herzfeld, Ernst, Date: 1930s, 1920s](http://ids.si.edu/ids/dynamic?container.fullpage&id=http://sirismm.si.edu/sackler/herzfeld/d-0651.jpg "Nihavand (Iran), reconstruction of pottery with painted patterns, rim of a bowl with animal design, from prehistoric mound of Tepe Giyan, 1926-1936 [drawing], Name: Herzfeld, Ernst, Herzfeld, Ernst, Date: 1930s, 1920s")
