Page of Calligraphy from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Object type: Illustrated  album leaf
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Farid al-Din `Attar
Artist bio: Iranian, Nishapur ca. 1142–ca. 1220 Nishapur
Artist role: Author
Artist nationality: Iranian
Date: dated A.H. 892/ 1486 CE
Medium: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions: H. 13 in. (33 cm)
W. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Attributed to Isfahan   Iran  
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1963
Accession year: 1963
Tags: Calligraphy