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A Bird Called Shafatin, a Green Magpie, and a Singing Bird
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A Bird Called Shafatin, a Green Magpie, and a Singing Bird

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Description This illustration from Walters manuscript W.659 depicts a bird called shafatin, a green magpie (shiqraq), and a singing bird (safir).
Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Credit Acquired by Henry Walters
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Period
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)
Medium
ink and pigments on European laid paper
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)
Accession Number
W.659.130B
Measurements
H: 13 x W: 7 7/8 in. (33 x 20 cm)
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