"Zulaykha with her Handmaidens After her Second Dream of Yusuf", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaykha

16th century

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: "Zulaykha with her Handmaidens After her Second Dream of Yusuf", Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaykha
Date: 16th century
Geography: Attributed to Iran
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Painting: H. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm)
W. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Page: H. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm)
W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Mat:: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Classification: Codices
Credit Line: Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913
Object Number: 13.228.8.2
Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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