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Mihr Hunting in the Presence of King Kayvan and His Entourage

Muhammad ibn Ahmad `Assar Tabrizi (died 1382) (Author)
Murshid al-Katib (Scribe)
881 AH/AD 1476
ink and pigments on laid Persian laid paper
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)

This folio from Walters manuscript W.627 contains a miniature depicting Mihr hunting in the presence of King Kayvan and his entourage.

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.

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

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Geographies

Iran (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 8 1/16 x W: 4 3/4 in. (20.5 x 12 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, after 1894

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.627.166B

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Mihr and Mushtari

Muhammad ibn Ahmad `Assar Tabrizi (died 1382)
881 AH/AD 1476
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