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Source Description
This drawing, Walters manuscript leaf W.745, dates to the 11th century AH/AD 17th, and was executed in Safavid Iran. It depicts a seated figure in a Safavid-style turban. The dark blue borders with polychrome floral motifs appear to have been added at a later stage.
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Document identity
localId
83806
label
A Seated Man
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
83806
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
A Seated Man
description
This drawing, Walters manuscript leaf W.745, dates to the 11th century AH/AD 17th, and was executed in Safavid Iran. It depicts a seated figure in a Safavid-style turban. The dark blue borders with polychrome floral motifs appear to have been added at a later stage.
provenance
Walters Art Museum, 1952, by purchase.
date
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7
height
5
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 3/4 x W: 1 15/16 in. (7 x 5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Safavid Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on paper mounted on pasteboard
creator_ids
6747
collection_ids
MSS
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MIS
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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