Page from a dispersed muraqqa‘, or album, depicting a holy man on a mule

Details

• Title

  Page from a dispersed muraqqa‘, or album, depicting a holy man on a mule

• Artist/maker

  Nishaburi (active c. 1589)

• Associated place

  Asia › Turkey (probable) (probable place of creation)

• Date

  (AH 998)

• Material and technique

  ink, colour, and gold on paper

• Material index

  processed material › paper;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted

• Object type

  communications equipment › manuscript;

  visual representation › calligraphy;

  visual representation › painting;

  visual representation › album

• Dimensions

  mount 55.5 x 40 cm (height x width)
  page 34.4 x 22.8 cm max. (height x width)
  painting with border 21.2 x 14.5 cm (height x width)
  painting without border 19.6 x 13 cm max. (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1960.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1960.188

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