ManuscriptsIslamic16th century

A Woman Tests Her Suitor's Loyalty (recto); Text (verso), folio from a manuscript of the Tuhfat al-Ahrar (The Gift to the Noble) by Jami

1525-1535

Artists

AbdallahArtist

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Culture

Islamic

Period

Shaybanid period

Century

16th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

folio: 27.8 x 19.9 cm (10 15/16 x 7 13/16 in.)

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