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Source Description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.604 depicts Alexander the Great in bed with an Indian girl given to him by the Indian King Kaydi.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
83205
label
Alexander the Great in Bed with an Indian Girl Given to him by the Indian King Kaydi
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1
Source metadata
id
83205
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Alexander the Great in Bed with an Indian Girl Given to him by the Indian King Kaydi
description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.604 depicts Alexander the Great in bed with an Indian girl given to him by the Indian King Kaydi.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
885-886 AH/AD 1481 (Timurid)
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CC0
language
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
23.5
height
16
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 1/4 x W: 6 5/16 in. (23.5 x 16 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Timurid Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on laid paper
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7689
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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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