Ask the Scholar
Document scope · 1 page
Scholar
Ask about this object, its catalog metadata, its source description, or the page inventory.
For page-specific OCR and visual context, open one of the page chats.
Source Description
On this folio from Walters manuscript W.608, Alexander the Great defeats the army of the Persian king, Darius.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
83058
label
Alexander the Great Defeats the Army of the Persian King, Darius
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
83058
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Alexander the Great Defeats the Army of the Persian King, Darius
description
On this folio from Walters manuscript W.608, Alexander the Great defeats the army of the Persian king, Darius.
provenance
Baqi Pasha [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [ownership note fol. 1a]; 'Ali Riza ibn Mustafá, 1180 AH/AD 1766-1777 [mode of acquisition unknown] [ownership note with seal fol. 2a]; 'Ali Mawla 'Ali [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [seal impression fols. 153a, 177a, 233a, 351a]; Sahibi umm [mother of Mirza Ibrahim] [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [ownership note fol. 351b]; Shah Vardi Ghulam Shah Mardan [date and mode of acquisition unknown [seal impression fol. 349]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
Composition: 971 AH/AD 1563; Some repainting: 13th century AH/AD 19th century (Safavid; Qajar)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
24
height
17
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 7/16 x W: 6 11/16 in. (24 x 17 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Safavid Dynasty; Qajar Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on laid paper
creator_ids
7689
15723
collection_ids
MSS
ISL
MIS
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
9ef0ebe1f816037e