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Source Description
Walters manuscript W.607 is bound in late Zand lacquer boards (without a flap) with figural scenes. The boards were made in Iran. The binding dates to the 12th century AH/AD 18th. The binding's red leather doublures have gold-painted decoration.The upper board depicts Bahram Gur hunting and Fitnah carrying a cow on her shoulders. It is dated 12[0]5 AH/AD 1790-1791. The lower board depicts Khusraw watching Shirin bathing.
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Document identity
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81256
label
Binding from Five Poems (Quintet)
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81256
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title
Binding from Five Poems (Quintet)
description
Walters manuscript W.607 is bound in late Zand lacquer boards (without a flap) with figural scenes. The boards were made in Iran. The binding dates to the 12th century AH/AD 18th. The binding's red leather doublures have gold-painted decoration.The upper board depicts Bahram Gur hunting and Fitnah carrying a cow on her shoulders. It is dated 12[0]5 AH/AD 1790-1791. The lower board depicts Khusraw watching Shirin bathing.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
12th century AH/AD 18th century (Zand)
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CC0
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en
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bindings
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cm
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30
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18
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Folio H: 11 13/16 x W: 7 1/16 in. (30 x 18 cm)
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Islamic
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Zand Dynasty
med
lacquer with red leather doublures with gold
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