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Winged Horse and Angel; Folio from a manuscript of Al-Qazwini's Ajaib Al-Makhluqat (Wonders of Creation)circa 1570

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Illustrated manuscript page with Arabic script, showing a winged blue horse in mid-gallop above a horizontal scene with a reclining figure and a patterned textile
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Winged Horse and Angel; Folio from a manuscript of Al-Qazwini's Ajaib Al-Makhluqat (Wonders of Creation)
Place Made
India, Karnataka, Bijapur
Date Made
circa 1570
Medium
Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.94 x 21.59 cm); Image: 9 11/16 x 7 5/16 in. (24.61 x 18.57 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.585b
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Indian Painting, vol.1. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1993.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed. Islamic Art: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection. Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 1973.

  • Pal, Pratapaditya, Thomas W. Lentz, Sheila R. Canby, Edwin Binney, 3rd, Walter B. Denny, and Stephen Markel. "Arts from Islamic Cultures: Los Angeles County Museum of Art." Arts of Asia 17, no. 6 (November/December 1987): 73-130.