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Source Description
This illuminated headpiece from Walters manuscript W.641 is inscribed Allah wa-la siwahu in gold in the New Abbasid (Broken Cursive) style on a deep blue background. Incidentals are written in gold.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
80051
label
Illuminated Incipit with Headpiece
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
80051
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Illuminated Incipit with Headpiece
description
This illuminated headpiece from Walters manuscript W.641 is inscribed Allah wa-la siwahu in gold in the New Abbasid (Broken Cursive) style on a deep blue background. Incidentals are written in gold.
provenance
Sultan 'Uthman (reigned 1027 AH/AD 1618-1031 AH/AD 1622) (?) [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [erased waqf-seal and waqf-registration statement probably belonging to the Sultan on folio 1a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
899 AH/AD 1493-1494 (Timurid)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
17
height
11.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 11/16 x W: 4 1/2 in. (17 x 11.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic; Persian
dynasty
Timurid Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on thick, well-polished, off-white paper
creator_ids
16856
15674
collection_ids
ISL
MIS
MSS
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
mediaId
9f874976e861f287