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Folio from the Majma' al-tawarikh (Compendium of history) by Hafiz Abru (d.1430); recto: The Birth of Muhammad; verso: text, Wet nurse Halima and her husband, Harith, taking care of infant Muhammad
1426 (829 A.H.)
Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art
Washington, DC, United States
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- Title: Folio from the Majma' al-tawarikh (Compendium of history) by Hafiz Abru (d.1430); recto: The Birth of Muhammad; verso: text, Wet nurse Halima and her husband, Harith, taking care of infant Muhammad
- Date Created: 1426 (829 A.H.)
- Location: Historic Iran, present-day Afghanistan, Herat
- External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Freer|Sackler collection, please visit http://www.asia.si.edu/.
- Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- Historical Period: Timurid period
- Credit Line: Purchase
- Collection: Freer Gallery of Art
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