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Source Description
This binding from Walters manuscript W.624 is composed of lacquer with pictorial scenes. It is no longer attached to the manuscript and the covers are separated. The upper cover depicts an encounter between a prince and a reclusive sage; the lower cover depicts a host of fairies pummeling some outnumbered divs. The doublures are decorated with a field of small floral pattern. The binding was restored probably in Europe in the 13th century AH/AD 19th.
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Document identity
localId
19829
label
Binding Boards from the Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusraw Dihlavi
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4
Source metadata
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19829
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object
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normalized
title
Binding Boards from the Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusraw Dihlavi
description
This binding from Walters manuscript W.624 is composed of lacquer with pictorial scenes. It is no longer attached to the manuscript and the covers are separated. The upper cover depicts an encounter between a prince and a reclusive sage; the lower cover depicts a host of fairies pummeling some outnumbered divs. The doublures are decorated with a field of small floral pattern. The binding was restored probably in Europe in the 13th century AH/AD 19th.
provenance
Muhammad Zaki, 1241 AH/AD 1825-1826 [mode of acquisition unknown] [oval seal, fols. 1a, 211a]; 'abd al-raji Muhammad Shafi', 1247 AH/AD 1831-1832 [mode of acquisition unknown] [rectangular seal fols. 1a, 211a]; Muhammad 'Ali [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [large oval seal with no date on fol. 211a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1597-1598 (Mughal)
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CC0
language
en
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bindings
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4
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4
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
28.5
height
19
dimensionsRaw
Folio H: 11 1/4 x W: 7 1/2 in. (28.5 x 19 cm)
Source extras
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Islamic
style
Mughal
dynasty
Mughal Dynasty
RelatedObjects
92366
92367
med
paper, papier mâché, varnished lacquer, paint, and gold
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7690
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MIS
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2664
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