Illuminated Text Page
1282 AH/AD 1865-1866 (Ottoman)
ink and pigments on cream-colored paper
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)
This folio from Walters manuscript W.577 is an illuminated text page that represents the clear Naskh script in black ink used throughout the manuscript.
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.
Geographies
Turkey (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 1/8 x W: 3 9/16 in. (13 x 9 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.577.2B