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Source Description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.596 depicts birds of Hindustan, such as crows, magpies, and cuckoos shown living beside the water, where are found alligators.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
5476
label
Birds of Hindustan and Alligators
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
5476
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Birds of Hindustan and Alligators
description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.596 depicts birds of Hindustan, such as crows, magpies, and cuckoos shown living beside the water, where are found alligators.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
32
height
21
dimensionsRaw
Folio H: 12 5/8 x W: 8 1/4 in. (32 x 21 cm); Image H: 9 3/16 × W: 5 11/16 in. (23.4 × 14.4 cm)
Source extras
style
Mughal
dynasty
Mughal Dynasty
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5758
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med
ink and opaque watercolor on re-margined paper
creator_ids
7547
collection_ids
ISL
MIS
MSS
INT
exhibition_ids
3334
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
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