cover image: Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Amir Khusraw Dihlavi (1253-1324); right-hand half of a double page frontispiece

Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Amir Khusraw Dihlavi (1253-1324); right-hand half of a double page frontispiece

Pre-Mughal School Arthur M. Sackler Collection A Jeweler's Eye: Islamic Arts of the Book from the Vever Collection (November 20, 1988 to April 30, 1989)
india art south asians henri vever collection frontispiece nasta'liq script south asian and himalayan art himalayan peoples delhi sultanate (1206 - 1526) khamsa
Collection
Google Cultural Institute Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Date published
ca. 1450 or earlier
Dates
Delhi Sultanate period
Format
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Pages
H x W (overall): 33.4 x 24.1 cm (13 1/8 x 9 1/2 in)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
S1986.125
Rights
Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/fd4f29144e54d8b7f3feacf6591e9038

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