"A Ruffian Spares the Life of a Poor Man", Folio 4v from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Name: "A Ruffian Spares the Life of a Poor Man", Folio 4v from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Author: Farid al-Din `Attar (Iranian, Nishapur ca. 1142–ca. 1220 Nishapur)

Title	"A Ruffian Spares the Life of a Poor Man", Folio 4v from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)
Author	Farid al-Din `Attar (Iranian, Nishapur ca. 1142–ca. 1220 Nishapur)
Publication Date:	ca. 1600
Publication Place	Made in Iran, Isfahan -
Subject	Islamic Art
Type	Book
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Painting: H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm) W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm) Page: H. 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm) W. 8 5/16 in. (21.1 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	63.210.4
Record ID	451723
Library Location	Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date	ca. 1600
Notes	Fletcher Fund, 1963 — Made in Iran, Isfahan
Malzeme	Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper

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"A Ruffian Spares the Life of a Poor Man", Folio 4v from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

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

Publication Date ca. 1600

Publication Place Made in Iran, Isfahan -

Subject Islamic Art

Type Book

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Painting: H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm) W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm) Page: H. 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm) W. 8 5/16 in. (21.1 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 63.210.4

Record ID 451723

Library Location Metropolitan Museum of Art

Date ca. 1600

Notes Fletcher Fund, 1963 — Made in Iran, Isfahan

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