Provenance
William Kelly Simpson [1928-2017], given to the Cleveland Museum of Art (?-2006); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (2006-)
"Benefits of the Parts of Vultures" (From the Manafi' al-Haywan of Abu Sai'd Ubayd-Allay Ibn Bakhtishu) (recto)
late 1200s
Accession Number
2006.149.a
Medium
opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 25.7 x 18.5 cm (10 1/8 x 7 5/16 in.); Text area: 22.7 x 17 cm (8 15/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Classification
Manuscript
Credit Line
Gift of William Kelly Simpson in memory of his wife Marilyn M. Simpson and her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr.
