"Shaikh Mahneh and the Villager", Folio 49r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Farid al-Din `Attar
Artist bio: Iranian, Nishapur ca. 1142–ca. 1220 Nishapur
Artist role: Author
Artist nationality: Iranian
Date: 1487
Medium: Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions: H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Made in Herat   present-day Afghanistan  
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1963
Accession year: 1963
Tags: Fruit|Scales|Ox|Men