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

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

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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