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The Catapulting of Ibrahim into the Fire, Page from an Unidentified Manuscriptcirca 1600

Not on view
Persian manuscript painting with opaque watercolor, multi-figure narrative scene with airborne figures, a reclining man in a coffin-like box, a group of bearded figures, a stylized golden tree, and two framed inset panels at right, with Persian script at top

Unknown, The Catapulting of Ibrahim into the Fire, Page from an Unidentified Manuscript, circa 1600, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Edwin Binney, 3rd, Collection of Turkish Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
The Catapulting of Ibrahim into the Fire, Page from an Unidentified Manuscript
Place Made
Turkey
Date Made
circa 1600
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions
5 5/16 x 4 7/16 in. (13.5 x 11.3 cm)
Credit Line
The Edwin Binney, 3rd, Collection of Turkish Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Accession Number
M.85.237.35
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Denny, Walter B. Turkish Treasures from the Collection of Edward Binney, 3rd. Portland, OR: Portland Art Museum, 1979.