File:Khalili Collection Islamic Art mss 0979 fol 30b CROP.jpg
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Summary
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The Queen of the peris in Paradise
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| Title |
The Queen of the peris in Paradise |
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| Part of |
Falnamah ('Book of Divination')  |
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painting |
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| Description |
English: The Queen of the peris in Paradise
‘The picture of the Garden of Paradise, and the Queen of the Fairies on her throne, being joyous and merry’. This Falnamah ('Book of Divination') is one of the few complete — or near complete — copies of the work to have survived. It consists of a series of 35 double-page openings, each with a large min ... See full description on web site. |
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| Depicted people |
Peri |
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| Date | circa 1610-30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | ink, opaque watercolour, gold and silver on paper; 19th-century Indian binding of green leather with gold-tooled frames in a European manner | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
MSS 979 Folio 30b (Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art) |
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| Place of creation | India, the Deccan, probably Golconda | ||||||||||||||||||||
| References |
https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-falnamah-mss979/ (English) |
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Photograph
| Description | Queen of the Peris (Fairies) on her throne in Paradise |
| Source | Cropped from File:Khalili Collection Islamic Art mss 0979 fol 30b.jpg |
| Author | Khalili Collections |
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