"Shaikh San'an beneath the Window of the Christian Maiden", Folio18r  from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Farid al-Din `Attar|Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
Artist bio: Iranian, Nishapur ca. 1142–ca. 1220 Nishapur|Iranian, Mashhad 1453–1520 Mashhad
Artist role: Author|Calligrapher
Artist nationality: Iranian|Iranian
Date: ca. 1600
Medium: Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Painting: H. 2 7/8 in. (7.4 cm)
                W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Page: H. 13 in. (33 cm)
          W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
        W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Made in Isfahan   Iran  
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1963
Accession year: 1963
Tags: Balconies|Men|Women