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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
9478
label
The Tale of the Man in the Well from the 'Iyar-i Danish (Touchstone of Wisdom) of Abu al-Fazl
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Source metadata
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9478
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object
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title
The Tale of the Man in the Well from the 'Iyar-i Danish (Touchstone of Wisdom) of Abu al-Fazl
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 late 16th century (Mughal)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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2
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2
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import
dimensions
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cm
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33.5
height
21
dimensionsRaw
H: 13 3/16 x W: 8 1/4 in. (33.5 x 21 cm)
Source extras
dynasty
Mughal Dynasty
RelatedObjects
83801
83800
med
opaque watercolor and ink on papermounted on pasteboard
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19281
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MSS
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MIS
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3334
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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51e25fa6fbd3358d
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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80063103fdc58d32
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no
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no