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This folio from Walters manuscript W.627 contains a miniature depicting Mihr and King Kayvan playing polo.

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Document identity
localId
17170
label
Mihr and King Kayvan Playing Polo
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
17170
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Mihr and King Kayvan Playing Polo
description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.627 contains a miniature depicting Mihr and King Kayvan playing polo.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [bookplate]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
881 AH/AD 1476
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
20.5
height
12
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 1/16 x W: 4 3/4 in. (20.5 x 12 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
style
Shiraz
med
ink and pigments on laid Persian laid paper
creator_ids
8017
8016
collection_ids
MSS
ISL
MIS
exhibition_ids
2829
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
60fa5faedad3bda3