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Source Description
This illustration from Walters manuscript W.624 depicts the 10th maqala (discourse). Two men who are about to be executed are found in the lower foreground. Several men plea to the king for clemency.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
20234
label
Fratricide Witnesses the Loyalty of Two Friends
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
20234
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Fratricide Witnesses the Loyalty of Two Friends
description
This illustration from Walters manuscript W.624 depicts the 10th maqala (discourse). Two men who are about to be executed are found in the lower foreground. Several men plea to the king for clemency.
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)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
28.5
height
19
dimensionsRaw
H: 11 1/4 x W: 7 1/2 in. (28.5 x 19 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
style
Mughal
dynasty
Mughal Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on laid paper
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7404
7405
collection_ids
MSS
ISL
MIS
exhibition_ids
2664
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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ba2ce373cabe382b