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"Khusrau Seeing Shirin Bathing", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Author Nizami
1447–48
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  • Title: "Khusrau Seeing Shirin Bathing", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
  • Author: Nizami (present-day Azerbaijan, Ganja 1141–1209 Ganja)
  • Date: 1447–48
  • Geography: Attributed to Iran, Shiraz
  • Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
  • Dimensions: H. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm)
    W. 7 1/4 in. (18.4cm)
  • Classification: Codices
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1928
  • Object Number: 28.22
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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