"Zulaikha Seizing the Skirt of Joseph's Robe", Folio of a Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami
Artist bio: Iranian, Jam 1414–92 Herat
Artist role: Author
Artist nationality: Iranian
Date: 1523–24
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Painting: H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
                 W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
Page: H. 10 5/8 in. (27 cm)
           W. 6 13/16 in. (17.3 cm)
Mat: H.19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
        W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Joseph arriving in Egypt

Classification: Codices
Geography: Attributed to Bukhara   present-day Uzbekistan  
Credit line: Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913
Accession year: 1913