ManuscriptsArab19th century

Text, recto; Painting, verso, Illustrated Folio from a Scientific Manuscript in Arabic

19th century

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Opaque watercolor and ink on paper

Culture

Arab

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

30 x 20.5 cm (11 13/16 x 8 1/16 in.)

Provenance

[2nd Vente Sevadjian, Paris 20 March 1961 cat. no. 12], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1961, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.

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