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Text Page with Colophon
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Ottoman)
This leaf, Walters W.679, is the back of an illustration of the Prophet Muhammad praying at the Ka'bah from the 11th century AH/AD 17th. It is an illuminated text page written in Nasta'liq script with a colophon dated 798 AH/AD 1396 by Abu Sa'id al-Husayni.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1997 | The Divine Word and Sacred Sites of Islam. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Turkey (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 9 13/16 x W: 5 7/8 in. (25 x 15 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.679A.B
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Parent Object
Two Leaves Depicting the Prophet Muhammad, Ali, and His Sons Hasan and Husayn
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Ottoman)