"Fable of the Lion and the Hare", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Date: dated A.H. 733/1333 CE
Medium: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions: Painting: H. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
                 W. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
Page: H. 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm)
            W. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm)
Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
        W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Attributed to Shiraz   Iran  
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1959
Accession year: 1959
Tags: Lions|Rabbits