Khusraw and Shirin (painting, recto; text, verso), folio from a manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusraw Dihlavi
15th century
Dimensions
folio: 32 × 22.8 cm (12 5/8 × 9 in.) image: 15.4 × 23 cm (6 1/16 × 9 1/16 in.) frame: 48.4 × 38.3 × 2.5 cm (19 1/16 × 15 1/16 × 1 in.)
Provenance
Stuart Cary Welch (by 1969 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum. Notes: Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1969.
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