Seven Folios from a Manuscript on Hadith Commissioned by 'Ali Mamluk Sultan Abu Nasr al-Ashraf
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Seven Folios from a Manuscript on Hadith Commissioned by 'Ali Mamluk Sultan Abu Nasr al-Ashraf

15th Century

Classification
Manuscripts
Medium
Painting with text; ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Culture
Islamic
Period
Mamluk period
Century
15th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

26 x 18 cm (10 1/4 x 7 1/16 in.)

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