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Source Description
This is the bottom board of the separated/detached binding from W.624.This binding from Walters manuscript W.624 is composed of lacquer with pictorial scenes. The upper cover depicts an encounter between a prince and a reclusive sage; the lower cover depicts a host of fairies pummeling some outnumbered divs. The doublures are decorated with a field of small floral pattern. The binding was restored probably in Europe in the 13th century AH/AD 19th.
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Document identity
localId
92367
label
Bottom Binding Board from the Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusraw Dihlavi
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Source metadata
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92367
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object
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normalized
title
Bottom Binding Board from the Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusraw Dihlavi
description
This is the bottom board of the separated/detached binding from W.624.This binding from Walters manuscript W.624 is composed of lacquer with pictorial scenes. The upper cover depicts an encounter between a prince and a reclusive sage; the lower cover depicts a host of fairies pummeling some outnumbered divs. The doublures are decorated with a field of small floral pattern. The binding was restored probably in Europe in the 13th century AH/AD 19th.
provenance
Muhammad Zaki, 1241 AH/AD 1825-1826 [mode of acquisition unknown] [oval seal, fols. 1a, 211a]; 'abd al-raji Muhammad Shafi', 1247 AH/AD 1831-1832 [mode of acquisition unknown] [rectangular seal fols. 1a, 211a]; Muhammad 'Ali [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [large oval seal with no date on fol. 211a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1597-1598 (Mughal)
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CC0
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en
genreSpecific
bindings
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2
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2
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
29
height
19.8
dimensionsRaw
Binding H: 11 7/16 × W: 7 13/16 in. (29 × 19.8 cm); Folio H: 11 1/4 x W: 7 1/2 in. (28.5 x 19 cm)
Source extras
style
Mughal
dynasty
Mughal Dynasty
med
paint and gold on paper and papier mâché with varnished lacquer
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7690
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MIS
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3334
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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f6c35927fa6c8620
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no
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2
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photo
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no