A Quatrain (poem in four lines) Celebrating a Building

Dateearly 16th century

Place createdHerat, Afghanistan, Asia

Mediumink on paper

DimensionsPart (mount window): 5 7/8 × 3 in. (15 × 7.6 cm)
Part (text panel): 5 × 2 1/4 in. (12.7 × 5.7 cm)

ClassificationsBooks and Manuscripts

DepartmentSouth Asian Art, Islamic Art and Antiquities

Credit LineGift of JoLynn M. and Byron W. Gustin

Accession Number2016.368

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