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Mounted Figure Attacked by a Lion (Back)
mid 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)
ink and pigments on paper mounted on pasteboard
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)
This manuscript leaf, Walters W.747, is the back of an illustration of a mounted figures attacked by a lion.
Provenance
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.
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.
Kelekian Estate, 1952, by bequest; Walters Art Museum, 1952, by purchase.
Geographies
Iran (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 12 13/16 x W: 8 11/16 in. (32.5 x 22 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1952
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.747.B
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Parent Object
Single Leaf of a Mounted Figure Attacked by a Lion
mid 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)