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"Hare", Folio from the Mantiq al-wahsh (Speech of the Wild Animal) of Ka'b al-Ahbar

11th–12th century
Not on view
This page from a zoological manuscript contains lines of text and two drawings of wild animals, a lion (recto) and a hare (verso). Although fragmentary pages with drawings are not uncommon from the Fatimid period, especially coming from the ruins of Fustat (Old Cairo), this is one of the earliest surviving folios from a once bound manuscript.

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Object Information
  • Title: "Hare", Folio from the Mantiq al-wahsh (Speech of the Wild Animal) of Ka'b al-Ahbar
  • Author: Ka'b al-Ahbar (died 652/53)
  • Date: 11th–12th century
  • Geography: Found Egypt, probably Fustat
  • Medium: Opaque watercolor on paper
  • Dimensions: H. 6 3/16 in. (15.7 cm).
    W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
  • Classification: Codices
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1954
  • Object Number: 54.108.3
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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