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Pearls of the Parrot of India: The Emperor Akbar's Illustrated Khamsa, 1597–98 Back to main page for this exhibition Back to images from this exhibition Solomon orders one idle demon to fill the sea with sand and another to fill the desert with water Leaf from a dispersed manuscript of the Khamsa of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi Inscribed: 'amal-i Ali Quli Lahore, present-day Pakistan, Mughal period, 1597–98 Opaque watercolors, ink, and gold on paper; 8 7/8 x 5 3/4 in. (22.4 x 14.6 cm) The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland (W.624 folio 94b)

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