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Source Description
This is the right side of a double-page illuminated frontispiece from Walters manuscript W.602 that precedes the beginning of the main text of the Shahnamah (Book of kings).
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
83510
label
Double-page Illuminated Frontispiece
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
83510
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Double-page Illuminated Frontispiece
description
This is the right side of a double-page illuminated frontispiece from Walters manuscript W.602 that precedes the beginning of the main text of the Shahnamah (Book of kings).
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
36.5
height
23.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 14 3/8 x W: 9 1/4 in. (36.5 x 23.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Qajar Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on laid paper
creator_ids
7768
7994
collection_ids
MSS
ISL
MIS
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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