Bahram Gur in the Sandalwood Pavilion

Description Provenance Credit

Description This folio from Walters manuscript W.611 depicts Bahram Gur in the sandalwood pavilion.

Provenance Ibrahim [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; [partly visible seal impression dated [1]230 (?) AH on fol. 1a]; 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

Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209) (Author)
Shams al-Din Kirmani (Scribe)

Period

1059 AH/AD 1649 (Safavid; Qajar)

Medium

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

Accession Number

W.611.166B

Measurements

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

Geographies

Iran (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View

Binding from Five Poems (Quintet)	Title
early 13th century AH/AD 19th century (?)	Period
W.611.binding	Accession

Alexander the Great Received by the Khaqan of China	Title
1059 AH/AD 1649 (Safavid; Qajar)	Period
W.611.232B	Accession
musicians	Tags

Bahram Gur in the White Pavilion	Title
1059 AH/AD 1649 (Safavid; Qajar)	Period
W.611.170A	Accession
music	Tags

Bahram Gur in the Red Pavilion	Title
1059 AH/AD 1649 (Safavid; Qajar)	Period
W.611.158B	Accession
musicians	Tags

Khusraw and Shirin on the Throne in the Presence of Courtiers	Title
1059 AH/AD 1649 (Safavid; Qajar)	Period
W.611.66A	Accession
music	Tags