Image
Unknown Maker, Persian
Joseph and Potiphar's Wife Zulayka,
Description
Maker
Culture
Title
Joseph and Potiphar's Wife Zulayka
Medium
gold, ink, watercolor
Materials/Techniques
Materials
Techniques
Supports
Dimensions
18.7 x 10.8 cm (7 3/8 x 4 1/4 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Inscribed number in ink on label adhered verso, top right: 378
Inscription Text/Poem: The poem in upper side of the folio in Persian:
پی باز آمدن دامن کشیدش
ز سوی پشت پیراهن دریدش
برون رفت از کف آن غم رسیده
بسان غنجه پیراهن دریده
زلیخا زان غرامت سینه زد چاک
جو سایه خویش را افکند بر خاک
Place
Origin: Iran; Origin: Central Asia
Type
Credit
Museum Appropriation Fund
Object Number
17.497
About
Joseph and Potiphar's Wife Zulayka
Leaf from the book Yousof Va Zoleykha
(یوسف و زلیخا)
by Poet Jaami (جامی)
Inscribed number in ink on label adhered verso, top right: 378
Inscription Text/Poem: The poem in upper side of the folio in Persian:
پی باز آمدن دامن کشیدش
ز سوی پشت پیراهن دریدش
برون رفت از کف آن غم رسیده
بسان غنجه پیراهن دریده
زلیخا زان غرامت سینه زد چاک
جو سایه خویش را افکند بر خاک
Origin: Iran; Origin: Central Asia
Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Use
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