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The Creatures Dabbabi (Half-man, Half-bear) and Dabaghi (Half-wolf, Half-hyena)

Zakariya ibn Muhammad Qazwini (ca. 1203-1283) (Author)
Muhammad ibn Muhammad Shakir Ruzmah-'i Nathani (Scribe)
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)
ink and pigments on European laid paper
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)

This folio from Walters manuscript W.659 depicts the creatures dabbabi (half-man, half-bear) and dabaghi (half-wolf, half-hyena).

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.

Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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Turkey (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 13 x W: 7 7/8 in. (33 x 20 cm)

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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.659.144A

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Turkish Version of the Wonders of Creation

Zakariya ibn Muhammad Qazwini (ca. 1203-1283)
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)
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