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Source Description
On this folio from Walters manuscript W.623, Alexander the Great visits Plato in his cave.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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83683
label
Alexander the Great Visits Plato in his Cave
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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83683
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Alexander the Great Visits Plato in his Cave
description
On this folio from Walters manuscript W.623, Alexander the Great visits Plato in his cave.
provenance
Ibn Abi Husayn 'Ali [...] 'Ali, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [ownsership statement plus seal on fol. 1a];Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1017 AH/AD 1609 (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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import
dimensions
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cm
width
34.5
height
22
dimensionsRaw
H: 13 9/16 x W: 8 11/16 in. (34.5 x 22 cm)
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cul
Islamic
dynasty
Safavid Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on mostly laid paper
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7404
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MIS
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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