A Bird Called Shafatin, a Green Magpie, and a Singing Bird

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The Walters Art Museum
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The Walters Art Museum
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Title:
A Bird Called Shafatin, a Green Magpie, and a Singing Bird
Date:
1121 AH/AD 1717 (Ottoman)
Description:
This illustration from Walters manuscript W.659 depicts a bird called shafatin, a green magpie (shiqraq), and a singing bird (safir).For the latest information about this object, illuminated manuscripts; folios (leaves), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Ottoman 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 European laid paper
Extent:
Dimensions: H: 13 x W: 7 7/8 in. (33 x 20 cm)
Rights:
Public Domain
Identifier:
W.659.130B
Is part of:
MSS, ISL, MIS
Manuscripts
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