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On this folio from Walters manuscript W.646, Joseph is arrested by the vizier's guard, having been falsely accused by Zulaykha of trying to seduce her in her sleep.

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Document identity
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81449
label
Joseph is Arrested by the Vizier’s Guard
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81449
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title
Joseph is Arrested by the Vizier’s Guard
description
On this folio from Walters manuscript W.646, Joseph is arrested by the vizier's guard, having been falsely accused by Zulaykha of trying to seduce her in her sleep.
provenance
Muhammad Vali Mirza [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [fol.1a: Muhammad Vali Mirza]; Court librarian Mirza Baba, 1821 (?) [mode of acquisition unknown] [acquisition note on fol. 1a: made in Dar al-'Ibadah Yazd, dated Ramadan 1236 AH/AD 1821 and signed by the court librarian Mirza Baba; underneath a seal: 'Abduh Jahangir, 118[0](?) AH/AD 1766-1767]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 12th century AH/AD 18th century (Mughal)
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CC0
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en
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illuminated manuscripts
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1
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cm
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22
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13.5
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H: 8 11/16 x W: 5 5/16 in. (22.0 x 13.5 cm)
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Islamic
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Mughal Dynasty
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ink and pigments on laid paper
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15674
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1
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photo
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