"Pair of Eagles", Folio from a Manafi' al-hayawan (On the Usefulness of Animals) of Ibn Bakhtishu'
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Ibn Bakhtishu'
Artist bio: died 1058
Artist role: Author
Date: ca. 1300
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Painting: H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
                W. 6 3/16 in. (15.7 cm)
Page: H. 15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm)
          W. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)
Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (55.9 cm)
        W. 14 1/4 in. (40.6 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Attributed to    Iran  
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1918
Accession year: 1918
Tags: Eagles|Flowers