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Scroll with Arabic text giving the story of the Shi'a Imams by Islamic — VisualArtsDB

Scroll with Arabic text giving the story of the Shi'a Imams

Scroll with Arabic text giving the story of the Shi'a Imams

1701–1800

Medium: Ink, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions: 600.8 × 7.7 cm (182 1/16 × 3 1/16 in.)
Genre: miniature (painting)
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Islamic (culture or style)inkmanuscriptgoldasian artwatercolorminiature paintingpaper (fiber product)

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