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Flight of the Tortoise, Page from a Manuscript of the Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) ("Tuhfat al-Ahrar" or "Gift of the Free")1564-1565/A.H. 972

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Illustrated Persian manuscript page with figures in turbans and robes gathered on a rose-pink hillside, flanked by panels of Persian calligraphy
Title
Flight of the Tortoise, Page from a Manuscript of the Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) ("Tuhfat al-Ahrar" or "Gift of the Free")
Place Made
Uzbekistan, Bukhara
Date Made
1564-1565/A.H. 972
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolors and gold on paper
Dimensions
9 1/2 x 5 5/16 in. (24.13 x 13.34 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.17
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.