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Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami

Calligrapher Mir 'Ali al-Husaini
Author Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami Iranian

1523–24

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Title: Yusuf and Zulaykha of Jami

Calligrapher: Mir 'Ali al-Husaini

Author: Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami (Iranian, Jam 1414–92 Herat)

Date: 1523–24

Geography: Attributed to present-day Uzbekistan, Bukhara

Medium: Main support: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Binding (modern): leather

Dimensions: Page:
H. 10 7/8 (27.6 cm)
W. 7 in. (17.8cm)
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Classification: Codices

Credit Line: Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913

Accession Number: 13.228.5.1

Chronology

Central and North Asia, 1400-1600 A.D.

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