"The Falcon Plucks out the Eyes of the Falconer for Bearing False Witness Against the Nobleman's Wife", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna
Unknown Artist
second quarter 16th century
Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions
Overall: H. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm) W. 8 7/8 in. (22.6 cm) Average text size: H. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm) W. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
Classification
Codices
Department
Islamic Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Alice and Nasli Heeramaneck Collection, Gift of Alice Heeramaneck, 1981
Accession Number
1981.373.54
Tags
Art Historical Context
This striking folio from a *Kalila wa Dimna* manuscript, titled *"The Falcon Plucks out Eyes of the Falconer Bearing False Witness Against theman's Wife,"* dates to the second quarter of 16th century. by an unknown artist using ink and opaque watercolor on paper it measures about 12½ by 8⅞ inches and belongs to the Metropolitan Museum of's Islamic Art collection (The Alice and Nasliamaneck Collection, Gift Alice Heeramaneck,1981). As part of a codex, it combines intricate illustration with surrounding text, a hallmark of Persianate manuscript traditions. *Kalila wa Dimna*, adapted from ancien...