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On this folio from Walters manuscript W.618, Sa'di surrenders his arms to two Indian robbers.

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Document identity
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83717
label
Sa'di Surrenders his Arms to Two Indian Robbers
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Source metadata
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83717
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title
Sa'di Surrenders his Arms to Two Indian Robbers
description
On this folio from Walters manuscript W.618, Sa'di surrenders his arms to two Indian robbers.
provenance
Private collection, Tehran [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [list of books, by an anonymous owner, which were in his house in Tehran on fol. 1b]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)
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en
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illuminated manuscripts
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cm
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26.5
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16.5
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H: 10 7/16 x W: 6 1/2 in. (26.5 x 16.5 cm)
Source extras
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Islamic
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Safavid Dynasty
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ink and pigments on laid paper with gold-sprinkled margins
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15725
15724
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none
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1
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