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Sa'di Throwing a Priest from Somnath Down a Well, Page from a Manuscript of the Bustan (Orchard) of Sa'diCirca 1585

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Illustrated Persian manuscript page with two painted registers: an enthroned dark-skinned ruler flanked by two robed figures above, and a turbaned figure bending over a hole in the ground below, surrounded by Persian script

Unknown, Sa'di Throwing a Priest from Somnath Down a Well, Page from a Manuscript of the Bustan (Orchard) of Sa'di, Circa 1585, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Sa'di Throwing a Priest from Somnath Down a Well, Page from a Manuscript of the Bustan (Orchard) of Sa'di
Place Made
Iran, Shiraz
Date Made
Circa 1585
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolors, and gold on paper
Dimensions
7 11/16 x 3 7/8 in. (19.37 x 9.84 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.451
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.