Folio from a Yusuf and Zulaykha by Jami (d. 1492); recto: Egyptian women overwhelmed by Yusuf's beauty; verso: text, Egyptian women cut their hands at the sight of Yusuf's beauty

Detached folio from a dispersed copy of a Yusuf and Zulaykha by Jami; text: Persian in black nasta'liq script; recto: illustration: Egyptian women overwhelmed by Yusuf's beauty; verso: text: Egyptian women cut their hands at the sight of Yusuf's beauty, two columns, 14 lines. Border: The recto is set in red, blue, green, and black rulings on cream-colored paper; the verso is set in black and gold rulings on cream-colored paper. Freer Gallery of Art Collection Art of the Court of Shah Tahmasp (December 16, 1979 to August 14, 1980) Near Eastern Art—Paintings, Pottery (August 18, 1967 to February 10, 1972)