"Shaikh San'an beneath the Window of the Christian Maiden", Folio18r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Medium

Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper

Dimensions

Painting: H. 2 7/8 in. (7.4 cm) W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm) Page: H. 13 in. (33 cm) W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm) Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm) W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)

Classification

Codices

Department

Islamic Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Fletcher Fund, 1963

Accession Number

63.210.18

Rights

Public Domain

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