A Battle Scene
- Holding institution:
- The Walters Art Museum
- Data provider:
- The Walters Art Museum
- Title:
- A Battle Scene
- Date:
- Folio: late 10th century AH/AD 16th century; Borders: 13th century AH/AD 19th century (Mughal)
- Description:
- This single leaf of a battle scene, Walters manuscript leaf W.683, comes from an illustrated Baburnamah (Memoirs of Babur) executed in Mughal India during the late 10th century AH/AD 16th. The text, written in black Nasta'liq script, comes from a description of the events of the year 901 AH/AD 1495-1496. It describes how Sayyidim, Quli Baba, and several warriors were unhorsed in battle and how news of their fate reached Sultan Husayn Mirza (died 911 AH/AD 1506). The polychrome borders surrounding this page date to the 13th century AH/AD 19th.For the latest information about this object, illuminated manuscripts; folios (leaves), visit art.thewalters.org.Dynasty: Mughal DynastyInscriptions: Reign: Style:
- Type:
- illuminated manuscripts
- Subject:
- Culture: Islamic
- Provenance:
- Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
- Medium:
- ink and pigments on paper mounted on pasteboard
- Extent:
- Dimensions: H: 11 13/16 x W: 9 5/8 in. (30 x 24.5 cm); Image H: 9 1/2 x W: 5 11/16 in. (24.2 x 14.5 cm)
- Rights:
- Public Domain
- Identifier:
- W.683.A
- Is part of:
- MSS, ISL, MIS, INT
Manuscripts