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Source Description
On this folio from Walters manuscript W.623, Alexander the Great (Iskandar) invents a mirror that, when mounted on a tower, shows everything within a radius of 60 farsangs and thus enables Alexander's men to attack marauding pirates.
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Document identity
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18740
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Alexander the Great Invents a Mirror
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18740
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title
Alexander the Great Invents a Mirror
description
On this folio from Walters manuscript W.623, Alexander the Great (Iskandar) invents a mirror that, when mounted on a tower, shows everything within a radius of 60 farsangs and thus enables Alexander's men to attack marauding pirates.
provenance
Ibn Abi Husayn 'Ali [...] 'Ali, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [ownsership statement plus seal on fol. 1a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1017 AH/AD 1609 (Safavid)
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en
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illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
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cm
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34.5
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22
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H: 13 9/16 x W: 8 11/16 in. (34.5 x 22 cm)
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cul
Islamic
dynasty
Safavid Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on mostly laid paper
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MIS
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2664
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1
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photo
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