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Source Description
Walters leaf W.707 is an Ottoman Turkish colored drawing of a falconer on horseback produced in the11th century AH/AD 17th. The central work is framed by 2 additional drawings: a lion in the upper register and a lion killing a deer in the lower register. Both reference earlier Persian compositions. The verses above are written in small Nasta'liq script, the first 2 in Persian and the 3rd in Ottoman Turkish. The border is of blue-tinted paper.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
84243
label
Falconer on Horseback
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
84243
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Falconer on Horseback
description
Walters leaf W.707 is an Ottoman Turkish colored drawing of a falconer on horseback produced in the11th century AH/AD 17th. The central work is framed by 2 additional drawings: a lion in the upper register and a lion killing a deer in the lower register. Both reference earlier Persian compositions. The verses above are written in small Nasta'liq script, the first 2 in Persian and the 3rd in Ottoman Turkish. The border is of blue-tinted paper.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Ottoman)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
25
height
14
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 13/16 x W: 5 1/2 in. (25 x 14 cm); Image H: 6 1/8 x W: 3 1/16 in. (15.5 x 7.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
dynasty
Ottoman Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on paper
creator_ids
2431
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MSS
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MIS
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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