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The Tortoise, Folio from an `Aja'ib al-Makhluqat (Wonders of Creation) of Qazwini (MET, 45.174.17)

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Zakariya al-Qazwini: "The Tortoise", Folio from an `Aja'ib al-Makhluqat (Wonders of Creation) of Qazwini   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
Zakariya al-Qazwini  (1203–1283)  wikidata:Q144639 s:it:Autore:Zakariyya al-Qazwini q:en:Zakariya al-Qazwini
 
Zakariya al-Qazwini
Alternative names
Abu Yahya Zakariya' ibn Muhammad al-Qazwini
Description Persian physician, astronomer, geographer, writer and zoologist
Date of birth/death 1203 Edit this at Wikidata 1283 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Qazvin, Iran Damascus, Syria
Work location
Qazvin, Damascus, Iraq, Damascus
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q144639
Title
"The Tortoise", Folio from an `Aja'ib al-Makhluqat (Wonders of Creation) of Qazwini
Description
Folio from an illustrated manuscript; Codices
Date second half 16th century
Medium Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions

Page:H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm) 

          W. 5 1/2 in. (14.6 x 14 cm)

Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm) 

       W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)

Frame: H. 21 3/4 in. (55.2 cm)

W. 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q160236
Current location
Islamic Art
Accession number
45.174.17
Credit line Bequest of George D. Pratt, 1935
Source/Photographer

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/450599

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