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Source Description
This single leaf is from "Iyar-I Danish, a text based on the genre of animal tales in the vein of Kalila wa Dimna. Abu'l Fazl translated Kalila wa Dimna and offered his audiences a simplified version of these captivating animal fables. The image shows the fate of a man who, escaping from a wild camel, jumps into a well. There his predicament grows even more precarious when he lands on the heads of four snakes, grasps in desperation at a bush gnawed by two rats, and looks down to see dragon waiting to devour him should he fall.
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Document identity
localId
83800
label
Leaf from 'Iyar-i Danish: A Dragon in a Well
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
83800
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
Leaf from 'Iyar-i Danish: A Dragon in a Well
description
This single leaf is from "Iyar-I Danish, a text based on the genre of animal tales in the vein of Kalila wa Dimna. Abu'l Fazl translated Kalila wa Dimna and offered his audiences a simplified version of these captivating animal fables. The image shows the fate of a man who, escaping from a wild camel, jumps into a well. There his predicament grows even more precarious when he lands on the heads of four snakes, grasps in desperation at a bush gnawed by two rats, and looks down to see dragon waiting to devour him should he fall.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
33.5
height
21
dimensionsRaw
H: 13 3/16 x W: 8 1/4 in. (33.5 x 21 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Mughal Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on paper mounted on pasteboard
creator_ids
19281
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MSS
ISL
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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a2968006466f690a