"The Great Abu Sa'ud Teaching Law", Folio from a Divan of Mahmud `Abd-al Baqi
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Mahmud 'Abd-al Baqi
Artist bio: 1526–1600
Artist role: Poet
Artist nationality: Ottoman
Date: mid-16th century
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
W. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Attributed to Baghdad   Iraq  
Credit line: Gift of George D. Pratt, 1925
Accession year: 1925
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