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Source Description
This black lacquer binding from Walters manuscript W.600 has lobed central ovals and pendants and is not contemporary with the manuscript. It probably dates to the 13th century AH/AD 19th.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
83489
label
Binding from Book of Kings (Shahnama)
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
83489
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Binding from Book of Kings (Shahnama)
description
This black lacquer binding from Walters manuscript W.600 has lobed central ovals and pendants and is not contemporary with the manuscript. It probably dates to the 13th century AH/AD 19th.
provenance
Ahmad [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [seal impression with name on fol. 1a]; Unknown owner, 1789 [mode of acquisition unknown] [ownership entry dated 12 Jumadá I 1204 AH/AD 1789 on fol. 1a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
13th century AH/AD 19th century (?)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
bindings
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
32.5
height
19
dimensionsRaw
Folio H: 12 13/16 x W: 7 1/2 in. (32.5 x 19 cm)
Source extras
med
black lacquer with gold
creator_ids
17248
collection_ids
MSS
ISL
MIS
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
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photo
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d3f8d3b394d93dde
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no
hasDescription
no
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2
type
photo
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77f58ee7f555a9a8
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no
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no