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Source Description
This illustration from Walters manuscript W.650 is attributed to Nanha by Stuart C. Welch. The scribe holds a piece of paper giving his name, the place of copying (Allahabad), and the date 27 Muharram 1011 AH/AD 1602.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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13392
label
Portrait of the Scribe Mir 'Abd Allah Katib in the Company of a Youth Burnishing Paper
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Source metadata
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13392
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title
Portrait of the Scribe Mir 'Abd Allah Katib in the Company of a Youth Burnishing Paper
description
This illustration from Walters manuscript W.650 is attributed to Nanha by Stuart C. Welch. The scribe holds a piece of paper giving his name, the place of copying (Allahabad), and the date 27 Muharram 1011 AH/AD 1602.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1011 AH/AD 1602 (Mughal)
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CC0
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en
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illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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4
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4
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
31.5
height
20.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 12 3/8 x W: 8 1/16 in. (31.5 x 20.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
inscriptions
[Transliteration] katabahu [al-mudh] nib al-haqīr 'Abd Allāh Mushkīn Qalam /1/ [gh]afara Allāh dhunūbahu wa-satara Allāh 'uyūbahu /2/ sanah 1011 /3/
dynasty
Mughal Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on biscuit-colored laid paper
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2059
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Page inventory
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