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"Sonnet from a Lover to the Beloved", Folio from a Manuscript of Poetry

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Islamic Art

"Sonnet from a Lover to the Beloved", Folio from a Manuscript of Poetry

Maker not identified

Date
early 16th century
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions
H. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm) W. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Object type
Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Classification
Codices
Country
Iran
Object number
39.89.3
Credit line
Rogers Fund, 1939
Original Met record

Subjects and terms

  • Poetry

The Met object ID 449681. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.