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Source Description
On this folio from Walters manuscript W.624, Majnun, emaciated and living with the beasts of the wilderness, is visited by his father. Inscribed in red ink below the image is 'amal-i (work of) La'l.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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15156
label
Majnun Is Visited in the Wilderness by His Father from the Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusraw Dihlavi
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Source metadata
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15156
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object
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normalized
title
Majnun Is Visited in the Wilderness by His Father from the Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusraw Dihlavi
description
On this folio from Walters manuscript W.624, Majnun, emaciated and living with the beasts of the wilderness, is visited by his father. Inscribed in red ink below the image is 'amal-i (work of) La'l.
provenance
Muhammad Zaki, 1241 AH/AD 1825-1826 [mode of acquisition unknown] [oval seal, fols. 1a, 211a]; 'abd al-raji Muhammad Shafi', 1247 AH/AD 1831-1832 [mode of acquisition unknown] [rectangular seal fols. 1a, 211a]; Muhammad 'Ali [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [large oval seal with no date on fol. 211a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1597-1598 (Mughal)
citationUrl
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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
28.5
height
19
dimensionsRaw
H: 11 1/4 x W: 7 1/2 in. (28.5 x 19 cm)
Source extras
style
Mughal
dynasty
Mughal Dynasty
med
opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
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7405
8671
7404
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MSS
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MIS
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2664
3334
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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2a8adae894aeef20