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Young Man Standing with Pomegranate and Book
1105 AH/AD 1693 (Safavid)
ink and pigments on colored and marbled paper with stenciled, painted, and illuminated designs
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)
On this folio from Walters manuscript W.653, a young man stands in a landscape with a pomegranate in his right hand and a closed book close to his cheek in his left hand. The cream and marbled margins are stenciled with animal and floral forms.
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
Iran (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 7 1/16 x W: 3 15/16 in. (18 x 10 cm)
Credit Line
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.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.653.19B
