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On this folio from Walters manuscript W.653, a young man stands in a landscape with a pomegranate in his right hand and a closed book close to his cheek in his left hand. The cream and marbled margins are stenciled with animal and floral forms.

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Document identity
localId
80965
label
Young Man Standing with Pomegranate and Book
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
80965
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Young Man Standing with Pomegranate and Book
description
On this folio from Walters manuscript W.653, a young man stands in a landscape with a pomegranate in his right hand and a closed book close to his cheek in his left hand. The cream and marbled margins are stenciled with animal and floral forms.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1105 AH/AD 1693 (Safavid)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
18
height
10
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 1/16 x W: 3 15/16 in. (18 x 10 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic; Persian
dynasty
Safavid Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on colored and marbled paper with stenciled, painted, and illuminated designs
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6747
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MSS
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MIS
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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