"The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Name: "The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Author: Farid al-Din `Attar (Iranian, Nishapur ca. 1142–ca. 1220 Nishapur)

Title	"The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Author	Farid al-Din `Attar (Iranian, Nishapur ca. 1142–ca. 1220 Nishapur)
Publication Date:	dated 892 AH/1486 CE
Publication Place	Made in present-day Afghanistan, Herat -
Subject	Islamic Art
Type	Book
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Painting: H. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm) W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm) Page: H. 13 1/16 in. (33.2 cm) W. 8 7/16 in. (21.4 cm) Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm) W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Library:	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Library Asset ID	63.210.28
Record ID	451729
Library Location	Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date	dated 892 AH/1486 CE
Notes	Fletcher Fund, 1963 — Made in present-day Afghanistan, Herat
Malzeme	Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper

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"The Beggar who Professed his Love for a Prince", Folio 28r from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Author Farid al-Din `Attar (Iranian, Nishapur ca. 1142–ca. 1220 Nishapur)

Publication Date dated 892 AH/1486 CE

Publication Place Made in present-day Afghanistan, Herat -

Subject Islamic Art

Type Book

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Painting: H. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm) W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm) Page: H. 13 1/16 in. (33.2 cm) W. 8 7/16 in. (21.4 cm) Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm) W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)

Library The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Library Asset ID 63.210.28

Record ID 451729

Library Location Metropolitan Museum of Art

Date dated 892 AH/1486 CE

Notes Fletcher Fund, 1963 — Made in present-day Afghanistan, Herat

Malzeme Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper