"The Tortoise", Folio from an `Aja'ib al-Makhluqat (Wonders of Creation) of Qazwini
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Zakaria bin Muhammad bin Mahmud Abu Yahya Qazwini
Artist bio: ca. 1203–83
Artist role: Author
Date: second half 16th century
Medium: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions: Page:
            H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
            W. 5 1/2 in. (14.6 x 14 cm)
Mat: 
           H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
           W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Frame: 
           H.  21 3/4 in. (55.2 cm)
           W. 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Attributed to    Iran Khurasan 
Credit line: Bequest of George D. Pratt, 1935
Accession year: 1945
Tags: Men|Crocodiles|Fish|Snakes|Turtles