"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
Object type: Album leaf
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Mir 'Ali Haravi
Artist bio: died ca. 1550
Artist role: Calligrapher
Date: recto: ca. 1610; verso: ca. 1530–50
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: H. 15 3/16 in. (38.6 cm)
W. 10 3/16 in. (25.9 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Attributed to    India  
Credit line: Purchase, Rogers Fund and The Kevorkian Foundation Gift, 1955
Accession year: 1955
Tags: Musical Instruments|Men|Dancing|Music