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Collections

Double-Page Frontispiece from a Manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami1517/924 A.H.

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Two facing pages of an illuminated manuscript with lapis blue grounds, gold arabesque borders, and lobed cartouches containing cursive script in an Arabic or Persian hand

Unknown, Double-Page Frontispiece from a Manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, 1517/924 A.H., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Double-Page Frontispiece from a Manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami
Place Made
Iran, Shiraz
Date Made
1517/924 A.H.
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions
11 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (29.8 x 17.1 cm) each
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.522
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic