Unknown North African, Middle Eastern, and Near Eastern
Yusuf and Zulaykha

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Yusuf and Zulaykha
Artist
CultureAfsharid Iran, possibly Mashhad
Titles
  • Yusuf and Zulaykha
Date18th century
MediumOpaque watercolor and gold on paper
DimensionsImage: 7 1/8 × 3 3/16 in. (18.1 × 8.1 cm)
 Sheet: 8 13/16 × 4 5/16 in. (22.4 × 11 cm)
Credit LineGift of Nasrin and Abolala Soudavar
Object number2022.369
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Department
Art of the Islamic Worlds
Object Type
ProvenanceNasrin and Abolala Soudavar, Houston; given to MFAH, 2022.
Exhibition HistoryNone.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
None.
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Catalogue raisonnéN/A

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