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Source Description

This folio from Walters manuscript W.617 contains one of two facing illuminated medallions with the manuscript's table of contents inscribed in compartments.

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Document identity
localId
81164
label
Illuminated Medallion with Table of Contents
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
81164
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Illuminated Medallion with Table of Contents
description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.617 contains one of two facing illuminated medallions with the manuscript's table of contents inscribed in compartments.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
934 AH/AD 1527 (Safavid)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
25
height
15.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 13/16 x W: 6 1/8 in. (25 x 15.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Safavid Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on cream-colored laid paper
creator_ids
15724
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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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