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Page from a Chaghatay Manuscript Depicting Punishments in Hell for Offenses in Life19th century

Not on view
Illustrated manuscript page with opaque watercolor, showing two fantastical hybrid figures — one with a spotted feline head and fish-like tail, one with a bull's head — facing each other, with Arabic script above
Title
Page from a Chaghatay Manuscript Depicting Punishments in Hell for Offenses in Life
Place Made
Turkestan
Date Made
19th century
Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions
9 x 7 in. (22.7 x 17.7 cm) irregular
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.581e
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed. Islamic Art: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection. Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 1973.