Illuminated Frontispiece of a Bustan of Sa`di, by Sultan Muhammad Nur, dated 920 AH/1514 CE
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Illuminated Frontispiece of a Bustan of Sa`di

Calligrapher Sultan Muhammad Nur (Iranian, ca. 1472–ca. 1536)

dated 920 AH/1514 CE

Medium
Folio: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper Binding: Leather
Classification
Codices
Dimensions
Manuscript: H. 11 in. (28 cm) W. 7 5/16 in. (18.6 cm) D. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Culture
present-day Afghanistan
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Islamic Art
Credit line
Purchase, Louis V. Bell Fund and The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 1974
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
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