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Alexander the Great Confers with Wise Men
On this folio from Walters manuscript W.622, Iskandar (Alexander the Great) confers with wise men about his intention to investigate the mysteries of the deep.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Muhammad 'Ali Shirazi ibn […] Muhammad Qasim Shirazi, 1250 (?) [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Iran (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 10 5/8 x W: 6 1/2 in. (27.0 x 16.5 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.622.207B
