Dragon of Tannin Island and Horned Rabit

Description Provenance Credit

Description This illustration from Walters manuscript W.659 depicts the dragon of Tannin Island that Alexander the Great (Iskandar) killed and the horned rabbit that its inhabitants gave him as a gift.

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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Creators

Zakariya ibn Muhammad Qazwini (ca. 1203-1283) (Author)
Muhammad ibn Muhammad Shakir Ruzmah-'i Nathani (Scribe)

Period

1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)

Medium

ink and pigments on European laid paper
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)

Accession Number

W.659.155B

Measurements

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

Geographies

Turkey (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View

Binding from Turkish Version of the Wonders of Creation	Title
n.d.	Period
W.659.binding	Accession

A Dragon, a Lizard, and Other Animals	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.273B	Accession
dragon, creature	Tags

The Lion King Surrounded by his Subjects	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.267B	Accession
animal, elephant, bear, dog, jackel, jackal	Tags

A Parrot (Sitting on a Bull), a Fish, and a Snake	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.257B	Accession
bull, fish, bird, animal, animals	Tags

Mandrake, Green Beans, a Plant Called Linufir (?), and Indian Pulse (a Sort of Vetch)	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.240B	Accession
magictour	Tags

Turkish Version of the Wonders of Creation	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659	Accession
english, azazil, tarih, 62622, 444, report, agricultural, examination, order, government, ascension, 28a	Tags

Colophon	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.303A	Accession

A Fox in the Company of an Enthroned King	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.286A	Accession

A Camel Being Presented to an Enthroned King	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.277A	Accession

An Eel, a Frog, a Turtle, and Other Animals	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.272B	Accession

A Group of Birds	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.271A	Accession

A Meeting of the Birds	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.269B	Accession

The King of the Jinnis Enthroned in the Company of Two Attendants	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.265B	Accession

A Crow (Sitting on a Tree), a Rabbit, and a Cat	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.256A	Accession

Wild Chicory, a Yemeni Plant Called Wars, and a Variety of Ssquash or Pumpkin	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.243A	Accession

Three Plants: Narcissus (Narjis), Aniseed (Nankhva), and Wild Rose (Nasrin)	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.242A	Accession

Peppermint and Asparagus	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.242B	Accession

Cherry, a Plant Called Mazarbikhush (?), and Spikenard	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.241B	Accession

A Persian Plant Called Madharyun	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.241A	Accession

English Ivy, Plantain, and Common Ash	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.240A	Accession

Coriander, a Plant Called Kakrasah (?), Cumin, and Mushrooms	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.239B	Accession

Meadow Vetch, Celery, and a Plant Called Karuba	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.239A	Accession

Ox Tongue, Flax, and Leek	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.238B	Accession

Hemp, Cauliflower, and Southernwood	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.238A	Accession

Cotton, a Plant Called Qashsha, Safflower, and Wild Qashsha	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.237B	Accession

A Plant Called Fajankast (?), Mint, and Tragacanth	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.237A	Accession

Radish and a Plant Called Qarfaj	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.236B	Accession

Tarragon, Lentil, and Fox Grapes	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.236A	Accession

Darnel, Sesame, and Wild Thyme	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.235B	Accession

Spurge and Sowbread	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.234B	Accession

Red Anemones and Turnip	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.234A	Accession

Saffron, Rue, and Lily of the Valley	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.233B	Accession

Sweet Basil, Rhubarb, and Indian Spikenard	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.233A	Accession

Yellow Wallflower and a Plant Called Zazyabaj	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.232B	Accession

A Poisonous Plant Called Diflá, Red Bramble, and Cucumber	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.232A	Accession

Saffron of the Fox, Dog’s Testicle, and Marshmallow	Title
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)	Period
W.659.231B	Accession