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Collections

Majnun at the Ka’aba, Page from a Manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami1517

Not on view
Illustrated Persian manuscript page with central miniature painting of a dark tower with golden doorway, flanked by figures in niches, surrounded by columns of Persian script
Title
Majnun at the Ka’aba, Page from a Manuscript of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami
Place Made
Iran, Shiraz
Date Made
1517
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions
9 3/4 x 4 in. (24.75 x 10.25 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.423
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed. Islamic Art: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection. Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 1973.