"Dervish With a Lion", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
Object type: Album leaf
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Padarath|Sultan 'Ali al-Mashhadi
Artist bio:  |Iranian, Mashhad 1453–1520 Mashhad
Artist role: Artist|Calligrapher
Artist nationality:  |Iranian
Date: verso: ca. 1630; recto: ca. 1500
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: H. 15 5/16 in. (38.9 cm)
W. 10 1/16 in. (25.6 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Attributed to    India  
Credit line: Purchase, Rogers Fund and The Kevorkian Foundation Gift, 1955
Accession year: 1955
Tags: Lions|Men|Flowers