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Source Description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.666 depicts Plato in a cave with his followers bringing their self-portraits for examination.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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84849
label
Plato in a Cave with His Followers Bringing their Self-portraits for Examination
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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84849
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Plato in a Cave with His Followers Bringing their Self-portraits for Examination
description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.666 depicts Plato in a cave with his followers bringing their self-portraits for examination.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1133 AH/AD 1721 (Ottoman)
citationUrl
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CC0
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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
21
height
15.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 1/4 x W: 6 1/8 in. (21 x 15.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Ottoman Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on laid paper
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7510
19388
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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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