Binding from Book of Kings (Shahnama)

Description Provenance Credit

Description This black lacquer binding from Walters manuscript W.600 has lobed central ovals and pendants and is not contemporary with the manuscript. It probably dates to the 13th century AH/AD 19th.

Provenance Ahmad [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [seal impression with name on fol. 1a]; Unknown owner, 1789 [mode of acquisition unknown] [ownership entry dated 12 Jumadá I 1204 AH/AD 1789 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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Creator

Anonymous (Artist)

Period

13th century AH/AD 19th century (?)

Medium

black lacquer with gold
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)

Accession Number

W.600.binding

Measurements

Folio H: 12 13/16 x W: 7 1/2 in. (32.5 x 19 cm)

Location Within Museum

Not On View

Luhrasp Enthroned	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)	Period
W.600.304A	Accession

A Festive gathering in a Landscape	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)	Period
W.600.620B	Accession

Colophon	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)	Period
W.600.620A	Accession

Bahram Gur Enthroned after Killing Two Lions	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)	Period
W.600.544A	Accession
harpist, harp, musicians	Tags

Bahram Gur Hunting with Azadah	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)	Period
W.600.442A	Accession

Book of Kings (Shahnama)	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)	Period
W.600	Accession
rustam	Tags

Ardashir Recognizes Shapur During a Polo Game	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)	Period
W.600.421A	Accession

Alexander the Great and the Dying Darius	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)	Period
W.600.387B	Accession

Rustam Kills Isfandiyar with an Arrow	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)	Period
W.600.367A	Accession

Luhrasp Enthroned in a Garden Pavilion	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)	Period
W.600.303B	Accession

Gustaham Fights Lahhak and Farshidvard	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)	Period
W.600.264B	Accession

Rustam Rescues Bizhan from the Pit	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)	Period
W.600.236B	Accession

The Combat of Rustam and Puladvand	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)	Period
W.600.216A	Accession

The Turanians Fight the Persians	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)	Period
W.600.178A	Accession

Kay Khusraw Attacks the Fortress of Bahman	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)	Period
W.600.163A	Accession

The Beheading of Siyavush	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)	Period
W.600.145A	Accession

Rustam Mortally Wounds Suhrab	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)	Period
W.600.115A	Accession

Rustam Slays the White Div (the 7th Feat)	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)	Period
W.600.91A	Accession

Zal in the Court of Mihrab of Kabul	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)	Period
W.600.48B	Accession

The Court of Kayumars	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)	Period
W.600.17B	Accession

Incipit Page with Illuminated Ttlepiece	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)	Period
W.600.14B	Accession

Text Page of Shahnamah Preface	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)	Period
W.600.2B	Accession

Double-page Illuminated Frontispiece	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)	Period
W.600.2A	Accession

Illuminated Medallion	Title
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)	Period
W.600.1A	Accession