"Zusuf is Purchased in Egypt by Zulaikha", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami

second half 16th century
Not on view

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  • Title: "Zusuf is Purchased in Egypt by Zulaikha", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaikha of Jami
  • Author: Maulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami (Iranian, Jam 1414–92 Herat)
  • Date: second half 16th century
  • Geography: Attributed to Iran, Shiraz
  • Medium: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
  • Dimensions: H. 9 in. (22.9 cm)
    W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
  • Classification: Codices
  • Credit Line: Cora Timken Burnett Collection of Persian Miniatures and Other Persian Art Objects, Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956
  • Object Number: 57.51.39.21
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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