Divan (Collected Works) of Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i
Object type: Illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
Artist bio: Iranian, Mashhad 1453–1520 Mashhad
Artist role: Calligrapher
Artist nationality: Iranian
Date: 1499–1500
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper; lacquer binding
Dimensions: H. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
W. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Attributed to Herat   present-day Afghanistan  
Credit line: Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913
Accession year: 1913
Tags: Human Figures