Khamsa

A page on ink, opaque watercolor and gold on polished cream and pink paper showing the meeting of two men and women in their towers watching a scene of people assembled below. The man in the center of the image is holding a painting of a human figure. The picture on the page is surrounded by Persian text.

Khamsa

Description:
Folio 284 recto: Iskandar Meets Queen Nushabah of Bardaʿa
Author:
Nizami Ganjavi (1141–1209)
Copyist:
Unknown
Language:
Persian
Medium:
Ink and color, with gold on polished cream and pink papers
Location:
Shiraz
Dimensions:
Folio: H. 30 cm: W. 18.5 cm
Date:
1515
Inventory Number:
Spencer Pers. Ms 47
Lender:
New York Public Library
Credit:
Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations
Image Courtesy of the New York Public Library