Khamsa

Description:

Khamsa. Iskandar Attends the Dying Dara (right); Calligraphic Writing from The Seven Portraits (Haft paykar) (left)

Author:

Nizami Ganjavi (1141-1209)

Copyist:

Unknown

Language:

Persian

Medium:

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Location:

Iran

Dimensions:

Folio: H. 25 cm; W. 15 cm

Date:

17th century

Inventory Number:

34.5996

Lender:

Brooklyn Museum

Credit:

Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Frank L. Babbott