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"The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)click to zoom
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"The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Farid al-Din `Attar
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)
Department
Islamic Art
Classification
Codices
Dated
dated 892 AH/1486 CE
Pixels
2633 × 3996
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Farid al-Din `Attar. "The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds), dated 892 AH/1486 CE. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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