"A Contest of Skill in Archery on Horseback", Folio from a Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i|Qasim 'Ali of Shiraz
Artist bio: Herat 1441–1501 Herat|Iranian
Artist role: Author|Calligrapher
Artist nationality:  |Iranian
Date: 1580
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Painting: H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
                 W. 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm)
Page: H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
            W. 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
        W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Attributed to    Iran  
Credit line: Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913
Accession year: 1913
Tags: Horses|Men