"The Concourse of the Birds", Folio 11r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Farid al-Din `Attar|Habiballah of Sava
Artist bio: Iranian, Nishapur ca. 1142–ca. 1220 Nishapur|Iranian, active ca. 1590–1610
Artist role: Author|Artist
Artist nationality: Iranian|Iranian
Date: ca. 1600
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
Dimensions: Painting: H. 10 in. (25.4 cm)
                W. 4 1/2in. (11.4cm)
Page: H. 13 in. (33 cm)
            W. 8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm)
Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
        W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Attributed to Isfahan   Iran  
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1963
Accession year: 1963
Tags: Cranes|Ducks|Poetry|Men|Persian|Peacocks|Roosters