Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Object type: Illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Nizami|Maulana Azhar
Artist bio: present-day Azerbaijan, Ganja 1141–1209 Ganja|died 1475/76
Artist role: Author|Calligrapher
Artist nationality:  | 
Date: ca. 1430
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; lacquer binding
Dimensions: H. 11 in. (27.9 cm)
W. 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Made in Herat   present-day Afghanistan  
Credit line: Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913
Accession year: 1913
Tags: Horses|Animals|Men|Hunting