"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Divan of Hafiz
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Bihzad|Hafiz
Artist bio: Iranian, Herat ca. 1450–1535/36 Herat|Iranian, Shiraz ca. 1325–1390 Shiraz
Artist role: Artist|Poet
Artist nationality: Iranian|Iranian
Date: ca. 1480
Medium: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions: Painting: H. 6 5/16 in. (16 cm)
                W. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Page: H. 11 3/4 in. (29.9 cm)
          W. 7 7/16 in. (18.9 cm)
Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
        W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)

Classification: Codices
Geography: Attributed to Herat   present-day Afghanistan  
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Men|Dancing