Khusraw Asks Shirin for Forgiveness After Being Unfaithful

Description Provenance Credit

Description On this folio from Walters manuscript W.604, Khusraw asks Shirin for forgiveness after being unfaithful.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creator

Nizami Ganjavi (Azerbaijani, died 605 AH/AD 1209) (Author)

Period

885-886 AH/AD 1481 (Timurid)

Medium

ink and pigments on laid paper
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)

Accession Number

W.604.74A

Measurements

H: 9 1/4 x W: 6 5/16 in. (23.5 x 16 cm)

Geographies

Iran (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View

Binding from Five Poems (Quintet)	Title
13th century AH/AD 19th century (Timurid)	Period
W.604.binding	Accession

Khusraw and Shirin Entertained by Barbad and Nakisa	Title
885-886 AH/AD 1481 (Timurid)	Period
W.604.79B	Accession
musician	Tags