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Source Description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.646 depicts the ascension of the prophet Muhammad into heaven.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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81417
label
Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad into Heaven
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object
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Source metadata
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81417
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object
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normalized
title
Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad into Heaven
description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.646 depicts the ascension of the prophet Muhammad into heaven.
provenance
Muhammad Vali Mirza [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [fol.1a: Muhammad Vali Mirza]; Court librarian Mirza Baba, 1821 (?) [mode of acquisition unknown] [acquisition note on fol. 1a: made in Dar al-'Ibadah Yazd, dated Ramadan 1236 AH/AD 1821 and signed by the court librarian Mirza Baba; underneath a seal: 'Abduh Jahangir, 118[0](?) AH/AD 1766-1767]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 12th century AH/AD 18th century (Mughal)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
22
height
13.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 11/16 x W: 5 5/16 in. (22.0 x 13.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Mughal Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on laid paper
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15674
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MIS
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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2771b3a716437ad6