H x W (overall): 27.1 x 16.3 cm (10 11/16 x 6 7/16 in)
Type:
Manuscript
Origin:
Iran
Date:
Probably 17th century
Description:
Folio from a dispersed copy of a Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) by Jami, extracted from the fifth poem: Yusuf u Zulaykha; Persian in black nasta'liq script; recto: Ten Couplets from the Poem, two columns, ten lines; verso: blank; surface slightly worn.
Border: The text is set in gold rulings followed by a gold-sprinkled inner frame mounted on a paperboard with landscape and animal motifs.