ManuscriptsPersian18th and 19th centuries

End of Prose Introduction (recto and verso), folio 5 from a Manuscript of the Divan of Hafiz with Two 19th-Century Miniatures Added

c. 1774

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Ink on paper

Culture

Persian

Century

18th and 19th centuries

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

15.72 x 7.94 cm (6 3/16 x 3 1/8 in.)

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