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"Shaikh San'an and the Christian Maiden", Folio 22v from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds) by Farid al-Din `Attar
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"Shaikh San'an and the Christian Maiden", Folio 22v from a Mantiq al-Tayr (Language of the Birds)

Farid al-Din `Attar · ca. 1600

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Artist

Farid al-Din `Attar

Date

ca. 1600

Medium

Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper

Dimensions

Painting: H. 7 3/8 in. (18.7 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)

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Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Fletcher Fund, 1963

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Artist authority

Attar of Nishapur

Persian Sufi poet (c. 1145 – c. 1221)

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Q194091

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