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Binding from Two Poetical Works: Yusuf and Zulaykha and Mihr and Mushtari
This non-original binding from Walters manuscript W.645 may date to the10th century AH/AD 16th. The binding is composed of brown leather, and has no flap. The binding has dentelle-style decoration in multi-colored filigree work.
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.
Measurements
Folio 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
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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.645.binding
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