ManuscriptsPersian16th century
Verses from the Divan by Hafiz (recto and verso); folio from a manuscript, left-hand side of a bifolio
c. 1530
Dimensions
sight: 29.2 x 18.2 cm (11 1/2 x 7 3/16 in.)
Provenance
Welch family (by 1984), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1984.
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