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Colophon
892 AH/AD 1486-900 AH/AD 1494-1495 (Safavid)
This folio from Walters manuscript W.605 contains the 4th of 5 colophons in Arabic giving the names of the scribe, illuminator, and bookbinder. This colophon is written in gold Tawqi' script below the frame, and reads: katabahu wa-tazayyanahu wa-tajalladahu 'alá yad al-faqir al-haqir Jamal al-Din Muhammad ak-Siddiqi al-Isfahani.
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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
Iran (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 9 1/16 x W: 6 5/16 in. (23 x 16 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.605.314A
