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Nov 18, 2009
Nov 18, 2009
Yusuf and Zulaykha (recto); Text Page, Persian Verses (verso)
Yusuf and Zulaykha (recto); Text Page, Persian Verses (verso)
c. 1556–65
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Iran, Shiraz or Mashhad, Safavid period
(1501-1722)
Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
Sheet: 29.8 x 17.3 cm (11 3/4 x 6 13/16 in.); Image: 21.3 x 15.3 cm (8 3/8 x 6 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1947.501
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Beyond the fence, a man is shoveling.
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The Khamsa, a suite of five poems (khamsa is Arabic for five) written in the twelfth century, was, like the earlier Shahnama, concerned with the history and legends of pre-Islamic Iran. But Nizami's interest was with love rather than war. In this, the second of the poems, he tells the story of famous star-crossed lovers.
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