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Image for Ottoman Turks Fighting the Polish Army, from the Hamse (Quintet) of ʿAtaʾullah bin Yahya ʿAtaʾi
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Ottoman Turks Fighting the Polish Army, from the Hamse (Quintet) of ʿAtaʾullah bin Yahya ʿAtaʾi

Atai (Uzbeki, died 1044 AH/AD 1634) (Author)
Khayr Allah Khayri Jawush Zadah (Scribe)
AH 1133/AD 1721 (Ottoman)
opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on laid paper
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)

This folio from Walters manuscript W.666 depicts Ottoman Turks fighting the Polish army.

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.

Exhibitions

2015-2016 Pearls on a String: Artists, Patrons, and Poets at the Great Islamic Courts. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Asian Art Museum, San Francisco.
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Turkey (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 8 1/4 x W: 6 1/8 in. (21 x 15.5 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

W.666.6A

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Parent Object

Image for Five Poems (Quintet)

Five Poems (Quintet)

Atai (Uzbeki, died 1044 AH/AD 1634)
1133 AH/AD 1721 (Ottoman)
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