Haft Paikar (Seven Portraits) of the Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami; The Eavesdropper (fol. 47)

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Period: Timurid
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, United States Inventory #:13.228.13.6
Material: Ink, colors, and gold on paper
Date: ca. 1430
Inscription: Text inscribed calligraphically in Persian, in nasta'liq script by Maulana Azhar (d. A.H. 880/ A.D.1475-6). (On present folio, in Persian, at top of building): "Allah and nothing but he, and we never worship anyone but he"; (above right window): "Continu
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Description: folio 47 recto
Vendor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Vendor Cat #: DT461
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