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Source Description
This illuminated headpiece from Walters manuscript W.589 is inscribed with the doxological formula (basmalah) in the rectangular panel.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
79990
label
Illuminated Headpiece
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
79990
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Illuminated Headpiece
description
This illuminated headpiece from Walters manuscript W.589 is inscribed with the doxological formula (basmalah) in the rectangular panel.
provenance
Grand Vizier 'Ali Pasha (?) [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [erased waqf seal with shelf mark 1830 or 8830 on fol. 1a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
989 AH/AD 1581 (Ottoman)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
23.5
height
14.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 1/4 x W: 5 11/16 in. (23.5 x 14.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Ottoman Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on laid paper
creator_ids
2602
collection_ids
MSS
ISL
MIS
exhibition_ids
112
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
2a23809f04ef0305