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Shirin Receiving the Portrait of Khusrau

Book TitlePage from a Dispersed copy of Nizami's Khosrow and Shirin

Datelate 15th century

Place createdIran, Asia

Mediumopaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper

DimensionsPart (Illustration): 4 3/4 × 4 1/4 in. (12.1 × 10.8 cm)
Part (Illumination on title page): 4 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (10.8 × 6.4 cm)

ClassificationsBooks and Manuscripts

DepartmentSouth Asian Art, Islamic Art and Antiquities

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Accession Number1947.508a

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