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Source Description

This incipit page from Walters manuscript W.612 has an illuminated headpiece beginning the 4th poem of the Khamsah: Haft paykar.

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Document identity
localId
83632
label
Incipit Page with Illuminated Headpiece
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obj
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object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
83632
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Incipit Page with Illuminated Headpiece
description
This incipit page from Walters manuscript W.612 has an illuminated headpiece beginning the 4th poem of the Khamsah: Haft paykar.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Safavid)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
27
height
16.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 10 5/8 x W: 6 1/2 in. (27 x 16.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Safavid Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on paper
creator_ids
7689
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MSS
ISL
MIS
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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a6c49df4807260c4