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Source Description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.652 depicts men watching herons in flight.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
29327
label
Men Watching Herons in Flight
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
29327
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Men Watching Herons in Flight
description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.652 depicts men watching herons in flight.
provenance
Husayn, 1305 AH/AD 1887-1888, by purchase [for 310 tomans]; Asghar 'Ali, 1305 AH/AD 1887, 1888, by gift [acquired for Asghar 'Ali by his father Husayn for 310 tomans, dated 1305 AH/AD 1887-1888, see fol. 1b]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1022 AH/AD 1613 (Safavid)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
5.8
height
17
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 5/16 x W: 6 11/16 in. (5.8 x 17 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Safavid Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on thick paper
creator_ids
4050
collection_ids
MSS
ISL
MIS
exhibition_ids
2289
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
mediaId
3022e58cd148c803