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"Alexander and the Circle of Seven Sages", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja
Author Nizami (present-day Azerbaijan, Ganja 1141–1209 Ganja)
15th century
- Medium
- Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- Classification
- Codices
- Dimensions
- Painting and Text Block: H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm) W. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm) Page: H.10 15/16 in. (27.8 cm) W. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm) Mat: H. 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm) W. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
- Culture
- Iran
- Museum
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Islamic Art
- Credit line
- Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913
- Rights
- Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
