Sufis Performing Sama

Description Provenance Credit

Description This illustration from Walters manuscript W.628 shows Sufis participating in musical ceremonies, known as sama (hearing or listening).

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [Ex libris on upper board inside]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Sha'ban 918 AH/AD 1512 (Safavid)

ink and pigments on brown laid paper
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)

W.628.49B

H: 8 7/16 x W: 5 5/16 in. (21.5 x 13.5 cm)

Binding from Collection of Poems (Divan)	Title
late 12th century AH/AD 18th century-13th century AH/AD 19th century	Period
W.628.binding	Accession

Illuminated Frontispiece with Medallion	Title
Sha'ban 918 AH/AD 1512 (Safavid)	Period
W.628.1A	Accession

Double-page Illustrated Frontispiece Depicting a Court Scene	Title
Sha'ban 918 AH/AD 1512 (Safavid)	Period
W.628.1B	Accession

Incipit Page with Illuminated Headpiece	Title
Sha'ban 918 AH/AD 1512 (Safavid)	Period
W.628.2B	Accession