ManuscriptsPersian16th century
Nomadic Encampment, probably a folio from a manuscript of Layla va Majnun by Jami
c. 1540
Artists
Mir Sayyid ‘AliArtist
Dimensions
28.4 x 20 cm (11 3/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
Provenance
Louis Cartier Collection, Paris (1910-1958). John Goelet, New York (by 1958), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum.
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