Conference of the Birds

Details

• Title

  Conference of the Birds

• Artist/maker

  Farid al-Din ‘Attar (c. 1142 - c. 1220) (author)

• Associated place

  Asia › Iran (place of creation)

• Date

  1671 - 1672 (AH 1082)

• Material and technique

  ink, colour, and gold on paper; bound in leather, covered with marbled paper

• Material index

  processed material › paper;

  processed material › metal › gold;

  processed material › leather

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted;

  bound

• Object type

  communications equipment › manuscript;

  visual representation › calligraphy

• Dimensions

  closed 23.4 x 15 x 2.5 cm (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by Christopher T. Gandy, 2012.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2012.88

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