"Benefits of the Parts of Vultures" (From the Manafi' al-Haywan of Abu Sai'd Ubayd-Allay Ibn Bakhtishu) (verso)

late 1200s

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Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper

Image: 10.3 x 16.5 cm (4 1/16 x 6 1/2 in.); Overall: 25.7 x 18.5 cm (10 1/8 x 7 5/16 in.); Text area: 22.8 x 16.5 cm (9 x 6 1/2 in.)

Gift of William Kelly Simpson in memory of his wife Marilyn M. Simpson and her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 2006.149.b