"Muhammad Ascends to Heaven in a Vision on Buraq", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami
Artist bio: Iranian, Jam 1414–92 Herat
Artist role: Author
Artist nationality: Iranian
Date: second half 16th century
Medium: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions: H. 9 in. (22.9 cm)
W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Attributed to Shiraz   Iran  
Credit line: Cora Timken Burnett Collection of Persian Miniatures and Other Persian Art Objects, Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956
Accession year: 1957
Tags: Men|Mythical Creatures