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Source Description
This non-original binding from Walters manuscript W.622 is composed of lacquer boards (without a flap). The binding depicts hunting scenes with a gazelle and a bear and has an inscription on the lower board, dated 1271 AH/AD 1854, reading: ya Shah Najaf (oh, King of Najaf, i.e. 'Ali).
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Document identity
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81991
label
Binding from Five Poems (Quintet)
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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81991
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object
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normalized
title
Binding from Five Poems (Quintet)
description
This non-original binding from Walters manuscript W.622 is composed of lacquer boards (without a flap). The binding depicts hunting scenes with a gazelle and a bear and has an inscription on the lower board, dated 1271 AH/AD 1854, reading: ya Shah Najaf (oh, King of Najaf, i.e. 'Ali).
provenance
Muhammad 'Ali Shirazi ibn […] Muhammad Qasim Shirazi, 1250 (?) [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1271 AH/AD 1854
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CC0
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en
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bindings
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
27
height
16.5
dimensionsRaw
Folio H: 10 5/8 x W: 6 1/2 in. (27.0 x 16.5 cm)
Source extras
med
boards covered with lacquer
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17248
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ISL
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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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