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On this folio from Walters manuscript W.626, an enslaved person of color, washed and shaved, stands in front of the king.

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Document identity
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83735
label
An Enslaved Person of Color, Washed and Shaved, Stands in Front of the King
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Source metadata
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83735
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object
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normalized
title
An Enslaved Person of Color, Washed and Shaved, Stands in Front of the King
description
On this folio from Walters manuscript W.626, an enslaved person of color, washed and shaved, stands in front of the king.
provenance
Ibrahim [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [round seal impression, Ibrahim (...) on front flyleaf iia]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1073 AH/AD 1663
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CC0
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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
26.5
height
15
dimensionsRaw
H: 10 7/16 x W: 5 7/8 in. (26.5 x 15 cm)
Source extras
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Islamic
med
ink and pigments on thin laid paper (probably Kashmiri)
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15727
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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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