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Zulaykha, Peaking Through Whole in Her Tent, Discovers that the Vizier is Not Joseph

Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad Jami (Persian, died 898 AH/AD 1492) (Author)
late 12th century AH/AD 18th century (Mughal)
ink and pigments on laid paper
(Islamic World , Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts)

On this folio from Walters manuscript W.646, Zulaykha, peeking through a hole in her tent, discovers that the vizier is not Joseph.

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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.

Muhammad Vali Mirza [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [fol.1a: Muhammad Vali Mirza]; Court librarian Mirza Baba, 1821 (?) [mode of acquisition unknown] [acquisition note on fol. 1a: made in Dar al-'Ibadah Yazd, dated Ramadan 1236 AH/AD 1821 and signed by the court librarian Mirza Baba; underneath a seal: 'Abduh Jahangir, 118[0](?) AH/AD 1766-1767]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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India (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 8 11/16 x W: 5 5/16 in. (22.0 x 13.5 cm)

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Acquired by Henry Walters

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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.646.55A

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Yusuf and Zulaykha

Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad Jami (Persian, died 898 AH/AD 1492)
late 12th century AH/AD 18th century (Mughal)
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