Page of Calligraphy 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: Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
Dimensions: H. 13 in. (33 cm)
W. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Made in    Iran  
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1963
Accession year: 1963