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Source Description
This folio, Walters manuscript W.702, is a sample of calligraphy in Nasta'liq script signed by Mirza Muhammad al-Katib, dated 983 AH/AD 1575-1576.
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Document identity
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84204
label
Elephant with Mahout Attacking Four Men (Back)
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object
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Source metadata
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84204
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object
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normalized
title
Elephant with Mahout Attacking Four Men (Back)
description
This folio, Walters manuscript W.702, is a sample of calligraphy in Nasta'liq script signed by Mirza Muhammad al-Katib, dated 983 AH/AD 1575-1576.
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)
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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
23.5
height
36
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 1/4 x W: 14 3/16 in. (23.5 x 36 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Mughal Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on paper mounted on pasteboard
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19401
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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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