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Bahram Gur in the Sandalwood Pavilion

Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209) (Author)
Shams al-Din Kirmani (Scribe)
1059 AH/AD 1649 (Safavid; Qajar)
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(Islamic Manuscripts, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World )

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

Provenance
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.

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.

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Geographies

Iran (Place of Origin)

Measurements

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

W.611.166B

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Five Poems (Quintet)

Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209)
1059 AH/AD 1649 (Safavid; Qajar)
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