Illustrated Finispiece with Three Men Praying Near a Stream

Description Provenance Credit

Description This illustrated finispiece from Walters manuscript W.657 depicts three men praying by a stream. The scene makes reference to the final verses (a prayer) that conclude Khusraw va Shirin.

Provenance Mundir [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [seal impression with motton on fol. 280b]; Khwand Mulla Mahdi Sahhaf-i Tabrizi, Tabriz, 1295 AH/AD 1878 [mode of acquisition unknown] [note regarding re-binding and restoration of this volume by the bookbinder on front flyleaf iia]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creators

Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209) (Author)
Amir Khusraw Dihlavi (died ca. 729 AH/AD 1328) (Author)

Period

10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid (?))

Medium

ink and pigments on tinted laid paper: cream for text area and rose or light brown for margins
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)

Accession Number

W.657.100A

Measurements

H: 11 x W: 7 1/2 in. (28 x 19 cm)

Geographies

India (?) (Place of Origin)
Iran (?) (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View