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Alexander the Great and His Men Watch Naked Girls Swim in the Sea of China

Description Provenance Credit

Description On this folio from Walters manuscript W.606, Alexander the Great and his men watch naked girls swim in the Sea of China.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creators

Muhammad Musá al-Mudhahhib (Scribe)
Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209) (Author)

Period

923-924 AH/AD 1517-1518

Medium

ink and pigments on laid paper
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)

Accession Number

W.606.354B

Measurements

H: 11 5/8 x W: 6 11/16 in. (29.5 x 17 cm)

Geographies

Iran (Place of Origin)

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