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accession number:	1945.382.a
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Folio from a Persian Manafi‘ al-Hayawan (The Benefits of Animals) of Abu Said Ubaid-Allah ibn Jibrail ibn Bakhtishu (died 1058–68) (recto), c. 1300. Iran, Maragah, Ilkhanid period (1256–1353). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; image: 10.2 x 9 cm (4 x 3 9/16 in.); overall: 24.7 x 18.2 cm (9 3/4 x 7 3/16 in.); text area: 22.2 x 16.5 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1945.382.a

title:				Folio from a Persian Manafi‘ al-Hayawan (The Benefits of Animals) of Abu Said Ubaid-Allah ibn Jibrail ibn Bakhtishu (died 1058–68) (recto)
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creation date:			c. 1300
creation date earliest:		1295
creation date latest:		1305
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Iran, Maragah, Ilkhanid period (1256–1353)
technique:	opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
department:	Islamic Art
collection:	Islamic Art
type:		Manuscript
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measurements: Image: 10.2 x 9 cm (4 x 3 9/16 in.); Overall: 24.7 x 18.2 cm (9 3/4 x 7 3/16 in.); Text area: 22.2 x 16.5 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)
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	inscription:	script:  Naskh (text), Kufi (heading)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Persian Miniatures
	opening date:   1963-04-09T05:00:00
	<i>Persian Miniatures</i>. The Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL (organizer) (April 9-May 9, 1963).

	title:		Islamic art rotation
	opening date:   2014-12-18T05:00:00
	<i>Islamic art rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 18, 2014-December 14, 2015).

	title:		Arts of Iran (Islamic art rotation)
	opening date:   2018-10-30T04:00:00
	<i>Arts of Iran (Islamic art rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 30, 2018-October 28, 2019).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Purchased from H. Kevorkian, New York, NY, using income from the J.H. Wade Fund, with a partial donation by H. Kevorkian
	date: ?-1945
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1945-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Wise, Deborah Sue. Ustād Mansur: the Artist and the Legend. 1975.
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