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Double-page Illuminated Incipit

Amir Khusraw Dihlavi (died ca. 729 AH/AD 1328) (Author)
Mir `Abd Allah Katib Katib (Scribe)
1011 AH/AD 1602 (Mughal)
ink and pigments on biscuit-colored laid paper
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)

This double-page illuminated incipit from Walters manuscript W.650 is decorated with a headpiece, cloud-bands, and a border with floral design.

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

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India, Allahabad (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 12 3/8 x W: 8 1/16 in. (31.5 x 20.5 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.650.2B

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Collection of Poems (Divan)

Amir Khusraw Dihlavi (died ca. 729 AH/AD 1328)
1011 AH/AD 1602 (Mughal)
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