ManuscriptsEthiopian16th-17th century
Manuscript of Discourses on the Festivals of Saint Michael, with ninety-three paintings
16th-17th century
Dimensions
25 x 22.5 x 8 cm (9 13/16 x 8 7/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
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Ink, colors, and gold on paper
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Hunting Scene (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 87 from a Manuscript of Humay va Humayun by Khwaju Kirmani
Unknown Artist, c. 1530
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
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Ink and gold on paper
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Two-sided horizontal accordion-fold album; ink, color, and gold on paper; with lacquered covers decorated with gold floral motifs
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Unknown Artist, 1489
Ink, colors, and gold on paper
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Folio from a Jain religious manuscript (text, recto; text, verso)
Unknown Artist, 16th century
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
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Unknown Artist, 13th-14th century
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on parchment
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Unknown Artist, 18th-19th century
Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper; Rajput Style
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Kakubha Ragini, or Lady with Three Peacocks (painting, recto), possibly from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) Series
Unknown Artist, c. 1620
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
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