"Figure for Use at Drinking Parties", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Badi' al-Zaman ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari
Artist bio: Northern Mesopotamia 1136–1206 Northern Mesopotamia
Artist role: Author
Date: dated A.H. 715/ 1315 CE
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: H. 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm)
W. 7 15/16 in. (20.2 cm)
Mat size: 14 1/4 in. x 19 in. 
Frame: 16 3/4 in. 21 5/8 in.
Classification: Codices
Geography: Made in    probably Syria or Iraq  
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1955
Accession year: 1955
Tags: Men|Arabic|Drinking