Label:FS-6501_05
Title:First volume of a Tarikhnama (Book of history) by Bal’ami (died ca. 992-997)
Medium:Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions:H x W: 42.2 x 28.7 cm (16 5/8 x 11 5/16 in)
Previous custodian or owner:K. Rabenou
Provenance:To 1957, K. Rabenou, New York, New York. [1], From 1957, Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from K. Rabenou, New York, New York. [2], Notes:, [1] Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record., [2] See note 1.
Origin:Probably Iraq
Credit Line:Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Date:early 14th century
Period:Mongol period
Type:Manuscript
Topic:dragon, snake, battle, Muhammad, demon, Il-Khanid dynasty (1256 - 1353), angel, temple, Solomon, Bilqis, Alexander, Yusuf, Zulaykha, naskh script, Iraq, Iran, whale, Manuchihr, Bahram Gur, Kay Khusraw, Khusraw Parviz, Caliph Ali, Bahram Chubina, Nushirvan, Arts of the Islamic World, Joseph, prophet, Dara, Balami, Ka'ba, Jonah, Goliath, David, Abraham, history, Moses, Musa, Aaron, giant, Tarikhnama, Caliph Abu-Bakr, illustrated
Attribution:Smithsonian Institution
