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Two Leaves Depicting the Prophet Muhammad, Ali, and His Sons Hasan and Husayn

Turkish (Artist)
Abu Sa'id al-Husayni (Scribe)
11th century AH/AD 17th century (Ottoman)
ink and pigments on paper
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)

These 2 leaves, Walters W.679, are Ottoman Turkish illustrations. One depicts the Prophet Muhammad praying at the Ka'bah, and the other depicts the Prophet Muhammad, 'Ali, and his young sons Hasan and Husayn. The illustrations were executed in the 11th century AH/AD 17th. They are presently mounted on the first and last leaves of an illuminated manuscript copied in Nasta'liq script in 798 AH/AD 1396 by Abu Sa'id al-Husayni.

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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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1997 The Divine Word and Sacred Sites of Islam. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
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Turkey (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 9 13/16 x W: 5 7/8 in. (25 x 15 cm)

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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.679

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