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Source Description
This folio from Walters manuscript w.638 depicts Majnun, sitting on the side of the road, while Laylá passes by, mounted on a camel.
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Document identity
localId
83456
label
Majnun Seated in the Wilderness with Laylá on a Camel
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
83456
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Majnun Seated in the Wilderness with Laylá on a Camel
description
This folio from Walters manuscript w.638 depicts Majnun, sitting on the side of the road, while Laylá passes by, mounted on a camel.
provenance
'Abd Allah al-Muradi, 1132 AH/AD 1719 [mode of acquisition unknown] [seal impression fol. 91b]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st half 11th century AH/AD 17th century
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
24
height
13.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 7/16 x W: 5 5/16 in. (24 x 13.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
med
ink and pigments on laid paper
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15730
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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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