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Dragon in foliage with lion and phoenix heads

Sahkulu, mid-1500s

40 cm × 18 cm

About the size of an open laptop. You would need 4 of them to reach a person's height.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 18 cm
Width: 40 cm
Medium: Ink, gum tempera, and gold on paper
Kind: Drawing
Made in: Ottoman Turkey, Istanbul
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: Sheet: 17.3 x 40.2 cm (6 13/16 x 15 13/16 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 40 cm × 17 cm. Hung to match the photograph.
Credit: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 40 cm × 18 cm. About the size of an open laptop. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made mid-1500s. It is in the public domain, and The Cleveland Museum of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Cleveland Museum of Art: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund.
How was it made?: Ink, gum tempera, and gold on paper, made in Ottoman Turkey, Istanbul, Ottoman Turkey, Istanbul.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Cleveland Museum of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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