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Source Description
This text page from Walters manuscript W.649 has triangular pieces with a polychrome floral and scrolling vine motif on a gold ground. The verses, in Nasta'liq script in black ink, are written obliquely in the center of the page.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
82693
label
Text Page with Illuminated Triangular Pieces
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
82693
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Text Page with Illuminated Triangular Pieces
description
This text page from Walters manuscript W.649 has triangular pieces with a polychrome floral and scrolling vine motif on a gold ground. The verses, in Nasta'liq script in black ink, are written obliquely in the center of the page.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1068 AH/AD 1657 (Safavid; Mughal)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
23.5
height
14.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 1/4 x W: 5 11/16 in. (23.5 x 14.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Safavid Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on laid paper
creator_ids
16860
16859
16858
collection_ids
MSS
ISL
MIS
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
f975ab006ee2260b