Text folio (text verso; text recto of folio 384), from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

ManuscriptsPersian15th century

Text folio (text verso; text recto of folio 384), from a manuscript of the Khamsa by Nizami

1489

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Ink, colors, and gold on paper

Culture

Persian

Period

Aq Qoyunlu period

Century

15th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Provenance

Ezzat-Malek Soudavar, Geneva, Switzerland (by 2014), by descent; to her son Abolala Soudavar, Houston, Texas (2014), loan; to Harvard Art Museums, 2015. Note: Ezzat-Malek Soudavar (1913-2014) formed this collection over a period of sixty years. She purchased the works of art on the international art market.

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