ManuscriptsPersian15th-16th century

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

c. 1500

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Ink and gold on paper

Culture

Persian

Century

15th-16th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

folio: 16.6 x 8.5 cm (6 9/16 x 3 3/8 in.)

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