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Binding from Book of Kings (Shahnama)
13th century AH/AD 19th century
This black lacquer binding from Walters manuscript W.603 has a central oval and pendants and is decorated with gold flowers. The binding is not original to the manuscript, and dates to the 13th century AH/AD 19th. The binding also contains a painted doublure with a plant with yellow flowers (perhaps daffodils) that dates to the 13th century AH/AD 19th.
Provenance
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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.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Measurements
Folio H: 13 3/8 x W: 7 11/16 in. (34 x 19.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.603.binding
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Parent Object
Book of Kings (Shahnama)
11th century AH/AD 17th century-13th century AH/AD 19th century (Qajar-Safavid)