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Source Description
On this folio from Walters manuscript W.607, Alexander the Great admires his portrait ordered by Queen Nushabah.
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Document identity
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81252
label
Alexander the Great Admires his Portrait Ordered by Queen Nushabah
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object
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Source metadata
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81252
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object
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normalized
title
Alexander the Great Admires his Portrait Ordered by Queen Nushabah
description
On this folio from Walters manuscript W.607, Alexander the Great admires his portrait ordered by Queen Nushabah.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
Folio: 934-935 AH/AD 1528-1529; Miniature repainted: 12th-early 13th century AH/AD 18th-early 19th century (Safavid)
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CC0
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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
30
height
18
dimensionsRaw
H: 11 13/16 x W: 7 1/16 in. (30 x 18 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Safavid Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on cream-colored laid paper
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7689
8280
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MIS
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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