"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Gulistan of Sa'di

Author Sa'di Iranian

17th century

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Title: "Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Gulistan of Sa'di
Author: Sa'di (Iranian, Shiraz ca. 1213–1291 Shiraz)
Date: 17th century
Geography: Attributed to Iran, Isfahan
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: H. 10 7/16 in. (26.5 cm)
W. 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit Line: Purchase, The Seley Foundation Inc. Gift and The Friends of the Department of Islamic Art Fund, 1978
Object Number: 1978.84
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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