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Source Description
On this folio from Walters manuscript W.608, Alexander the Great is entertained at the court of the king of China.
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Document identity
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83060
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Alexander the Great Entertained at the Court of the King of China
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object
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Source metadata
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83060
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object
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normalized
title
Alexander the Great Entertained at the Court of the King of China
description
On this folio from Walters manuscript W.608, Alexander the Great is entertained at the court of the king of China.
provenance
Baqi Pasha [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [ownership note fol. 1a]; 'Ali Riza ibn Mustafá, 1180 AH/AD 1766-1777 [mode of acquisition unknown] [ownership note with seal fol. 2a]; 'Ali Mawla 'Ali [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [seal impression fols. 153a, 177a, 233a, 351a]; Sahibi umm [mother of Mirza Ibrahim] [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [ownership note fol. 351b]; Shah Vardi Ghulam Shah Mardan [date and mode of acquisition unknown [seal impression fol. 349]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
Composition: 971 AH/AD 1563; Some repainting: 13th century AH/AD 19th century (Safavid; Qajar)
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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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import
dimensions
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cm
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24
height
17
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 7/16 x W: 6 11/16 in. (24 x 17 cm)
Source extras
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Islamic
dynasty
Safavid Dynasty; Qajar Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on laid paper
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7689
15723
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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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