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Folio from a `Aja'ib al-Makhluqat wa Ghara'ib al-Mawjudat (The Wonders of Creation and the Oddities of Existence)

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Folio from a `Aja'ib al-Makhluqat wa Ghara'ib al-Mawjudat (The Wonders of Creation and the Oddities of Existence)

Zakaria bin Muhammad bin Mahmud Abu Yahya Qazwini  (ca. 1203–83)

Object Name:
Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Date:
17th century
Geography:
India, probably Deccan
Medium:
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions:
Page: 11 9/16 x 6 15/16 in. (29.4 x 17.6 cm) Text box: 11 1/8 x 6 3/8 in. (28.2 x 16.2 cm)
Classification:
Codices
Credit Line:
Gift of Richard Ettinghausen, 1975
Accession Number:
1975.192.8

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