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1. Add Or 4685

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Add Or 4685
Title:
One of two illustrated pages from a dispersed manuscript of the Khamsa of Amir Khusraw of Delhi: The wayfarer and the sage who controls his tongue.
Scope & Content:
The wayfarer and the sage who controls his tongue, the traveller kneeling talking to the nimbate sage seated on the other side of a flowering plant. Two other plants at edges and curtain swags above complete the composition. A solid red background. Ink, and opaque water-colour on paper; size of foli...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1450
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 4685-4686

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Add Or 4685-4686
Title:
Add.Or.4685-4686 Two illustrated pages from a dispersed manuscript of the ‘Khamsa’ of Amir Khusraw of Delhi. By a Sultanate artist, c.1450. Purchased ...
Scope & Content:
Add.Or.4685-4686 Two illustrated pages from a dispersed manuscript of the ‘Khamsa’ of Amir Khusraw of Delhi. By a Sultanate artist, c.1450. Purchased 1994. Note: Both folios have been tampered with, probably in the 19th century before the manuscript was dispersed onto the international market; the f...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1449-1451
Extent:
2 items

3. Add Or 4686

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4686
Title:
One of two illustrated pages from a dispersed manuscript of the Khamsa of Amir Khusraw of Delhi: Khusrau questions Buzurg Umid on natural sciences.
Scope & Content:
Khusrau questions Buzurg Umid on natural sciences, the composition in two panels: on the right the bearded Khusrau talking to Buzurj Umid who waves a chowrie at him over a large-flowered plant, against a yellow background; on the left three courtiers stand listening against a red background. Curtain...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1450
Extent:
1 Item

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