"Allusion to Sura 27:16", Folio from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Farid al-Din `Attar|Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
Artist bio: Iranian, Nishapur ca. 1142–ca. 1220 Nishapur|Iranian, Mashhad 1453–1520 Mashhad
Artist role: Author|Calligrapher
Artist nationality: Iranian|Iranian
Date: dated A.H. 892/1486 CE
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: H. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm)
W. 8 in. (20.3 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Attributed to Herat   present-day Afghanistan  
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1963
Accession year: 1963