"Coffin of Imam 'Ali", Folio from a Falnama (The Book of Omens) of Ja'far al-Sadiq
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Date: mid-1550s–early 1560s
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Painting: H. 22 5/16 in. (56.7 cm)
                W. 16 7/8 in. (42.8 cm)
Mat : H. 28 in. (71.1 cm)
         W. 22 in. (55.9 cm)
Frame: H. 30 1/2 in. (77.5 cm)
             W. 24 1/2 in. (62.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Attributed to Qazvin   Iran  
Credit line: Purchase, Francis M. Weld Gift, 1950
Accession year: 1950
Tags: Men|Camels|Hills