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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.275.18
Title
Crow Teaching Qabil (Cain) how to Bury his Brother (painting, recto; text, verso), folio 18 from a manuscript of the Qisas al-Anbiya (Tales of the Prophets) of Ishaq b. Ibrahim al-Nayshaburi
Classification
Manuscripts
Work Type
manuscript folio
Date
17th century
Places
Creation Place: Middle East
Period
Ottoman period
Culture
Ottoman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/146306

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Edwin Binney, 3rd Collection of Turkish Art at the Harvard Art Museums
Accession Year
1985
Object Number
1985.275.18
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • The Best Workmanship, the Finest Materials: Prayer Carpets of the Islamic World, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/03/2002 - 12/15/2002

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Verification Level

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