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The Vizier of Egypt Comes to Meet Zulaykha

Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad Jami (Persian, died 898 AH/AD 1492) (Author)
Muhammad ibn Ahmad `Assar Tabrizi (died 1382) (Author)
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)
ink and pigments on laid paper
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)

On this folio from Walters manuscript W.645, the vizier of Egypt comes to meet Zulaykha.

Provenance
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'Abduhu Muhammad Kazim [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [oval seal on fol. 113b]; 'Ismat Zinat Sultan, 1249 AH/AD 1833 (?) [mode of acquisition unknown] [square seal dated 12(?)49 AH/AD 1833 on fol. 114a]; 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: 10 5/8 x W: 6 11/16 in. (27 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.645.58B

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Image for Two Poetical Works: Yusuf and Zulaykha and Mihr and Mushtari

Two Poetical Works: Yusuf and Zulaykha and Mihr and Mushtari

Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad Jami (Persian, died 898 AH/AD 1492)
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)
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