Badi Al-Zaman Emerges from a Chest

(not entered)From a dispersed Dastan-i Amir Hamza (Hamzanama) manuscript

Dateca. 1562-ca. 1577

Place createdIndia, Asia

Mediumopaque watercolor, gold, silver, and mica on cotton cloth

Dimensions28 3/4 × 22 in. (73 × 55.9 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

DepartmentSouth Asian Art, Islamic Art and Antiquities

Credit LineGift of John W. Warrington

Accession Number1948.192

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