Detached folio from a dispersed copy of Majma' al-tawarikh (Compendium of history) by Hafiz Abru; text: Persian in black and red nasta'liq script; recto: text and illustration: The Birth of the prophet Muhammad, 18 lines; verso: text: 33 lines. Border: The text and the painting are set in red and blue rulings on cream-colored paper. To 1969 Robert Lehman (1891-1969), to 1969 [1] From 1969 Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lehman Collection, New York City, bequeathed by Robert Lehman, from 1969 [2] To 2005 Sam Fogg, Ltd., London, to 2005 From 2005 Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Sam Fogg, Ltd. in 2005 Notes: [1] According to the seller, March 8, 2005 (see Provenance Remark 1 in the object record). [2] See note 1. Freer Gallery of Art Collection Robert Lehman (1891-1969) The Metropolitan Museum of Art Sam Fogg, Ltd. (established 1986)
- Collection
- Google Cultural Institute Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Date published
- 1426 (829 A.H.)
- Dates
- Timurid period
- Format
- Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- Pages
- H x W (overall): 42 x 32.5 cm (16 9/16 x 12 13/16 in)
- Place Discussed
- Afghanistan
- Provider
- Smithsonian Institution
- Published in
- Afghanistan
- Reference
- F2005.5
- Rights
- Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
- Source
- Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/6c9d4f37e17aa2a72c28add95f723f1c
