Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Amir Khusraw Dihlavi (d.1325); Fragment of a text

Fragment of a text from a dispersed copy of khamsa (Quintet) by Amir Khusraw Dihlavi, Persian in black nasta’liq script, four columns of text; one of a group of seven folios.

Historical period(s)
Delhi Sultanate period, ca. 1450 or earlier
School
Pre-Mughal School
Medium
Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 32.7 x 24.2 cm (12 7/8 x 9 1/2 in)
Geography
India
Credit Line
Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Accession Number
S1986.122.2
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Manuscript
Type

Detached manuscript folio fragment

Keywords
Delhi Sultanate (1206 - 1526), Henri Vever collection, India, Khamsa
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Fragment of a text from a dispersed copy of khamsa (Quintet) by Amir Khusraw Dihlavi, Persian in black nasta'liq script, four columns of text; one of a group of seven folios.

Published References
  • B. W. Robinson. Fifteenth-Century Persian Painting: Problems and Issues. Hagop Kevorkian Series on Near Eastern Art and Civilization New York. p. 63.
Collection Area(s)
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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