Elephant with Mahout Attacking Four Men (Back)

Description Provenance Credit

Description This folio, Walters manuscript W.702, is a sample of calligraphy in Nasta'liq script signed by Mirza Muhammad al-Katib, dated 983 AH/AD 1575-1576.

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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Creator

Mirza Muhammad al-Katib (Scribe)

Period

late 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)

Medium

ink and pigments on paper mounted on pasteboard
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)

Accession Number

W.702.B

Measurements

H: 9 1/4 x W: 14 3/16 in. (23.5 x 36 cm)

Geographies

India (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View