ManuscriptsPersian16th-17th century

Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript of the Iskandar Nama of Nizami

16th-17th century

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Ink and gold on paper

Culture

Persian

Period

Safavid period

Century

16th-17th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

folio: 34.4 x 23.1 cm (13 9/16 x 9 1/8 in.)

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