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Bahram Gur in the Yellow Pavilion
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts, Islamic World )
On this folio from Walters manuscript W.609, Bahram Gur visits the princess in the yellow pavilion. The inscriptions read: al-sultan al-a'zam al-khaqan al-a'dal.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Muhammad Asharf ibn Muhammad Khatam al-Husayni, 1173 AH/AD 1759-1760 [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [seal impression on fols. 1a and 401a]; Husayn …[?], 1308 AH/AD 1890-1891 [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [ownership statement on fol. 1b]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
India
(Place of Origin)
Afghanistan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 11 7/16 x W: 6 7/8 in. (29 x 17.5 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.609.221A
