A Battle Scene

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The Walters Art Museum
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The Walters Art Museum
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Title:
A Battle Scene
Date:
Folio: late 10th century AH/AD 16th century; Borders: 13th century AH/AD 19th century (Mughal)
Description:
This single leaf of a battle scene, Walters manuscript leaf W.683, comes from an illustrated Baburnamah (Memoirs of Babur) executed in Mughal India during the late 10th century AH/AD 16th. The text, written in black Nasta'liq script, comes from a description of the events of the year 901 AH/AD 1495-1496. It describes how Sayyidim, Quli Baba, and several warriors were unhorsed in battle and how news of their fate reached Sultan Husayn Mirza (died 911 AH/AD 1506). The polychrome borders surrounding this page date to the 13th century AH/AD 19th.For the latest information about this object, illuminated manuscripts; folios (leaves), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Mughal DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
Type:
illuminated manuscripts
Subject:
Culture: Islamic
Provenance:
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Medium:
ink and pigments on paper mounted on pasteboard
Extent:
Dimensions: H: 11 13/16 x W: 9 5/8 in. (30 x 24.5 cm); Image H: 9 1/2 x W: 5 11/16 in. (24.2 x 14.5 cm)
Rights:
Public Domain
Identifier:
W.683.A
Is part of:
MSS, ISL, MIS, INT
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