A Dragon of the Caspian Sea

Description Provenance Credit

Description This illustration from Walters manuscript W.659 depicts a dragon of the Caspian Sea (Bahr al-Khazar).

Provenance 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

Zakariya ibn Muhammad Qazwini (ca. 1203-1283) (Author)
Muhammad ibn Muhammad Shakir Ruzmah-'i Nathani (Scribe)

Period

1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)

Medium

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

Accession Number

W.659.170B

Measurements

H: 13 x W: 7 7/8 in. (33 x 20 cm)

Geographies

Turkey (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View

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1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.161A	Accession
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