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Source Description
This illustration from Walters manuscript W.659 depicts a dragon of the Caspian Sea (Bahr al-Khazar).
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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84080
label
A Dragon of the Caspian Sea
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
84080
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
A Dragon of the Caspian Sea
description
This illustration from Walters manuscript W.659 depicts a dragon of the Caspian Sea (Bahr al-Khazar).
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
33
height
20
dimensionsRaw
H: 13 x W: 7 7/8 in. (33 x 20 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Ottoman Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on European laid paper
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19322
4550
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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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68994378fe7fcd1c