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Source Description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.646 features Joseph bathing in the Nile before the head of the caravan and his people.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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81436
label
Joseph Bathes in the Nile Before the Head of the Caravan and His People
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
81436
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Joseph Bathes in the Nile Before the Head of the Caravan and His People
description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.646 features Joseph bathing in the Nile before the head of the caravan and his people.
provenance
Muhammad Vali Mirza [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [fol.1a: Muhammad Vali Mirza]; Court librarian Mirza Baba, 1821 (?) [mode of acquisition unknown] [acquisition note on fol. 1a: made in Dar al-'Ibadah Yazd, dated Ramadan 1236 AH/AD 1821 and signed by the court librarian Mirza Baba; underneath a seal: 'Abduh Jahangir, 118[0](?) AH/AD 1766-1767]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 12th century AH/AD 18th century (Mughal)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
22
height
13.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 11/16 x W: 5 5/16 in. (22.0 x 13.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Mughal Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on laid paper
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15674
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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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