"The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Farid al-Din `Attar
Artist bio: Iranian, Nishapur ca. 1142–ca. 1220 Nishapur
Artist role: Author
Artist nationality: Iranian
Date: dated A.H. 892/ 1487 CE
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Painting: H. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm)
                W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Page: H. 13 1/16 in. (33.2 cm)
          W. 8 7/16 in. (21.4 cm)
Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
        W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Made in Herat   present-day Afghanistan  
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1963
Accession year: 1963
Tags: Princes|Men