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Colophon
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)
This folio from Walters manuscript W.602 contains the first of 2 colophons in Arabic. This one, at the end of the preface, gives the title of the work, the scribe's name, and the date of copying.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Afghanistan, Herat (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 14 3/8 x W: 9 1/4 in. (36.5 x 23.5 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.602.7A
