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Source Description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.624 is an incipit page that introduces the 5th poem of the Khamsah, the Hasht bihisht. It is signed by Husayn [Naqqash].
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
29484
label
Incipit Page with Illuminated Headpiece
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
29484
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Incipit Page with Illuminated Headpiece
description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.624 is an incipit page that introduces the 5th poem of the Khamsah, the Hasht bihisht. It is signed by Husayn [Naqqash].
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
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
pageCount
1
source
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
cul
Islamic
style
Mughal
dynasty
Mughal Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on laid paper
creator_ids
18416
7404
7405
collection_ids
MSS
ISL
MIS
exhibition_ids
2664
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
3f0177c48d2199d8