"A Fire-Worshipper Received at the Board of Abraham the Patriarch", Folio from a Bustan (Orchard) of Sa'di

Author Sa'di Iranian

17th century

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Title: "A Fire-Worshipper Received at the Board of Abraham the Patriarch", Folio from a Bustan (Orchard) of Sa'di
Author: Sa'di (Iranian, Shiraz ca. 1213–1291 Shiraz)
Date: 17th century
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: H. 9 13/16 in. (24.9 cm)
W. 6 9/16 in. (16.7 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit Line: Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913
Object Number: 13.228.23.3
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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