"Bahram Gur in the Green Palace on Monday", Folio 224 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Nizami
Artist bio: present-day Azerbaijan, Ganja 1141–1209 Ganja
Artist role: Author
Date: A.H. 931/1524–25 CE
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Painting: H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
                W. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Page: H. 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm)
          W. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 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: Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913
Accession year: 1913
Tags: Princesses|Men|Women