Label:"The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
objectID:451729
accessionNumber:63.210.28
Constituents:Author - Farid al-Din `Attar
Artist Bio:Iranian, Nishapur ca. 1142–ca. 1220 Nishapur
Date:dated A.H. 892/ 1487 CE
Medium:Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions:Painting: H. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm)
W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Page: H. 13 1/16 in. (33.2 cm)
W. 8 7/16 in. (21.4 cm)
Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
