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| Keywords: Indian - Illuminated Frontispiece - Walters W5633A - Full Page.jpg This restored illuminated frontispiece from Walters manuscript W 563 was probably once part of a double-page composition It bears a central medallion with pendants flanked by 4 smaller roundels Notes in Persian and Arabic concerning the recitation of some Qur'anic passages are inscribed all over the page 9th century AH/AD 15th century Timurid ink and pigments on thin laid paper cm 40 31 accession number W 563 3A 81369 Sultan 'Uthman Khan date and mode of acquisition unknown erased bequest waqf statement and stamp on fol 3a Sultan Bayezid II date and mode of acquisition unknown seal on fol 8a Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters Baltimore date of acquisition unknown by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin northern India Walters Art Museum license 2D Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Mughal manuscripts in the Walters Art Museum | ||||
