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Bahram Gur in a Peasant’s House

Firdawsi (Persian, died 411-416 AH/AD 1020-1025) (Author)
Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn 'Ali al-Husayni (Scribe)
Inju Shiraz (Artist)
741 AH/AD 1341
ink and pigments on light beige paper
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)

This folio from Walters manuscript W.677 depicts Bahram Gur in a peasant's house.

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.

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

Exhibitions

2002-2003 The Legacy of Genghis Khan: Courtly Art and Culture in Western Asia, 1256-1353. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles.
1988-1989 The Royal Style. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
1966-1967 Art of Persia. Ithaca College Museum of Art, Ithaca.
1962 The Book of Persia and India. Grolier Club, New York.
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Iran (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 14 3/8 x W: 12 in. (36.5 x 30.5 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.677A.A

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Parent Object

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Four Leaves from a Shahnama

Firdawsi (Persian, died 411-416 AH/AD 1020-1025)
741 AH/AD 1341
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