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On this folio from Walters manuscript W.624, Laylá and Majnun, the ill-fated lovers, are depicted at school as youths. 'Amal-i Dharamdas is inscribed in the border.

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Document identity
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239
label
Laylá and Majnun Fall in Love at School
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Source metadata
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239
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object
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title
Laylá and Majnun Fall in Love at School
description
On this folio from Walters manuscript W.624, Laylá and Majnun, the ill-fated lovers, are depicted at school as youths. 'Amal-i Dharamdas is inscribed in the border.
provenance
Muhammad Zaki, 1241 AH/AD 1825-1826 [mode of acquisition unknown] [oval seal, fols. 1a, 211a]; 'abd al-raji Muhammad Shafi', 1247 AH/AD 1831-1832 [mode of acquisition unknown] [rectangular seal fols. 1a, 211a]; Muhammad 'Ali [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [large oval seal with no date on fol. 211a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1597-1598 (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
28.5
height
19
dimensionsRaw
H: 11 1/4 x W: 7 1/2 in. (28.5 x 19 cm)
Source extras
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Islamic
style
Mughal
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Mughal Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on laid paper
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8677
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7405
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MIS
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2664
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1
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0
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photo
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