Folio 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: dated A.H. 892/1486 CE
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Classification: Codices
Geography: Attributed to Isfahan   Iran  
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1963
Accession year: 1963