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Source Description
On this folio from Walters manuscript W.612, An official weighs the precious stone Alexander the Great found in the darkness.
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Document identity
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83653
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An Official Weighs the Precious Stone Alexander the Great Found in the Darkness
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83653
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title
An Official Weighs the Precious Stone Alexander the Great Found in the Darkness
description
On this folio from Walters manuscript W.612, An official weighs the precious stone Alexander the Great found in the darkness.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)
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CC0
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en
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illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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cm
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27
height
16.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 10 5/8 x W: 6 1/2 in. (27 x 16.5 cm)
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Islamic
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Safavid Dynasty
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7689
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none
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1
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photo
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