Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami; Laila and Majnun at School (fol. 15 r)

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Period: Timurid
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, United States Inventory #:1994.232.4
Material: Ink, opaque watercolors, and gold on paper
Date: A.H. 835/ 1431–32
Inscription: Colophon signed by Ja'far, "at Herat" and dated 835 A. H. (A.D. 1432); Location: The opening page and in bands in miniature. Style: Nasta'liq, naskha, and kufic Translation: The architectural inscriptions in Arabic on gold bands are translated as follows:
Vendor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Vendor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Alternate Cat. #: DT3705
Rights: Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art