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Source Description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.623 depicts the story of the princess in the red pavilion. A prince befriends an old woman in order to gain access to the tower and abduct his beloved.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
83687
label
Bahram Gur in the Red Pavilion
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
83687
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Bahram Gur in the Red Pavilion
description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.623 depicts the story of the princess in the red pavilion. A prince befriends an old woman in order to gain access to the tower and abduct his beloved.
provenance
Ibn Abi Husayn 'Ali [...] 'Ali, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [ownsership statement plus seal on fol. 1a];Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1017 AH/AD 1609 (Safavid)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
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
34.5
height
22
dimensionsRaw
H: 13 9/16 x W: 8 11/16 in. (34.5 x 22 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Safavid Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on mostly laid paper
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7404
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MSS
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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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10b5d9300d225901