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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1958.247
Title
Illustrated Manuscript of the Khamsa by Amir Khusraw of Delhi (d. 1325)
Classification
Manuscripts
Work Type
manuscript
Date
16th century
Places
Creation Place: Middle East, Iran
Period
Safavid period
Culture
Persian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/215703

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Painting with text; ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
31.59 x 19.69 x 4.13 cm (12 7/16 x 7 3/4 x 1 5/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Goelet
Accession Year
1958
Object Number
1958.247
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • On the Path of Madness: Representations of Majnun in Persian, Turkish, and Indian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 09/27/2007 - 03/23/2008

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