File:Khalili Collection Islamic Art mss 0979 fol 15b.jpg
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The Prophet Muhammad sleeping on the lap of Abu Bakr while hidden in a cave
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| Title |
The Prophet Muhammad sleeping on the lap of Abu Bakr while hidden in a cave |
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| Part of |
Falnamah ('Book of Divination')  |
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painting |
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| Description |
English: The Prophet Muhammad sleeping on the lap of Abu Bakr while hidden in a cave
‘The picture of the Prophet – peace be upon him – hiding in the cave, and the spider making cobwebs, and the dove ... by the water, and His Holiness sleeping on Abu Bakr’s lap, and the snake stinging Abu Bakr’s foot, and the infidels arriving in search of that Holiness’. 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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| 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 15b (Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art) |
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| Place of creation | India, the Deccan, probably Golconda | ||||||||||||||||||||
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https://www.khalilicollections.org/collections/islamic-art/khalili-collection-islamic-art-falnamah-mss979/ (English) |
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| Description | Falnamah ('Book of Divination') |
| Source | Khalili Collections |
| Author | Khalili Collections |
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