Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami; recto: text from Layla va Majnun; verso: Sarlawh and text from Haft-paykar
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Period
1497 (903 A.H.) -
Geography
Iran -
Material
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper -
Dimension
H x W: 29.9 x 18.9 cm (11 3/4 x 7 7/16 in) -
Accession Number
S1986.354 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1986.354
Object Details
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Description
Detached folio from a dispersed copy of Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami; Persian in black nasta'liq script; recto: text from Layla va Majnun, colophon, four columns, thirteen lines; verso: sarlawh and text of Haft-paykar, heading in white, four columns, fifteen lines; one of a group of three folios.Border: The text is set in gold, black, and blue rulings on cream-colored paper. -
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection -
Exhibition History
A Jeweler's Eye: Islamic Arts of the Book from the Vever Collection (November 20, 1988 to April 30, 1989) -
Origin
Iran -
Credit Line
Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler -
Type
Manuscript -
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