Anthology of Persian Poetry in Oblong Format (Safina)
Object type: Non-illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Sultan Muhammad Nur
Artist bio: Iranian, ca. 1472–ca. 1536
Artist role: Calligrapher
Artist nationality: Iranian
Date: dated A.H. 905/1499–1500 CE
Medium: Ink, watercolor, and gold on paper.
Binding: leather

Dimensions: H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
W. 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Attributed to Herat   present-day Afghanistan  
Credit line: Purchase, Rogers Fund, Louis E. and Theresa S. Seley Purchase Fund for Islamic Art, and Persian Heritage Foundation Gift, 1997
Accession year: 1997
Tags: Poetry