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| Keywords: Indian - Double-page Illuminated Incipit - Walters W5639B - Full Page.jpg This folio from Walters manuscript W 563 is the right side of a double-page illuminated incipit introducing chapter 2 Surat al-baqarah written in gold Muhaqqaq script outlined in black Vocalization is in red and counters are filled in in green The ground is decorated with floral motifs The margins contain various phrases and words with explanations of their readings according to different reciters 9th century AH/AD 15th century Timurid ink and pigments on thin laid paper cm 40 31 accession number W 563 9B 81373 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 Illuminated Manuscripts Masterpieces in Miniature The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1984-1985 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 | ||||
