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Source Description
This illustration from Walters manuscript W.628 shows Sufis participating in musical ceremonies, known as sama (hearing or listening).
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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81873
label
Sufis Performing Sama
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object
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Source metadata
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81873
contentType
object
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title
Sufis Performing Sama
description
This illustration from Walters manuscript W.628 shows Sufis participating in musical ceremonies, known as sama (hearing or listening).
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [Ex libris on upper board inside]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
Sha'ban 918 AH/AD 1512 (Safavid)
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CC0
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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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dimensions
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cm
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21.5
height
13.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 7/16 x W: 5 5/16 in. (21.5 x 13.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Safavid Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on brown laid paper
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15730
15729
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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