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Source Description
This illustration from Walters manuscript W.666 depicts a man embarrassed by his turban falling off to reveal his bald head. When he protests that his virtue is gone, Mansur replies that it was already gone when he previously lied about his miraculous three-day journey from Mecca to Nishapur.
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Document identity
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84852
label
A Shamed Man Who Lied About a Three-day Journey from Mecca to Nishapur
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object
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Source metadata
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84852
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object
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normalized
title
A Shamed Man Who Lied About a Three-day Journey from Mecca to Nishapur
description
This illustration from Walters manuscript W.666 depicts a man embarrassed by his turban falling off to reveal his bald head. When he protests that his virtue is gone, Mansur replies that it was already gone when he previously lied about his miraculous three-day journey from Mecca to Nishapur.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1133 AH/AD 1721 (Ottoman)
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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
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
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1
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0
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photo
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1b21a03021420e02