ManuscriptsUzbek and Mughal16th century
Dara and the Herdsman (painting, verso), Text (recto), folio 19 from a Manuscript of the Bustan by Sa‘di, Written for Sultan ‘Abd al-‘Aziz (1540-50)
c. 1531-1532
Artists
Shaykh ZadaArtist
Mir ‘Ali al-HusayniArtist
Dimensions
22.6 x 12.8 cm (8 7/8 x 5 1/16 in.)
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