Sender: Triol
The Concourse of the Birds
Persian (Isfahan), Safavid period (1501 - 1722)
Detail of a leaf from Mantiq al-Tayr (The Language of the Birds)
Written by Farid al-din "Attar (ca. 1142 - 1220),
painted by Habiballah (active late 16th - early 17th centuries)
Ink, colours, gold, and silver on paper, 10 x 4 1/2 in., ca. 1600
This is a BEAUTIFUL card! And I wanted to scream at the postal service for folding yet another postcard of mine before slotting it in my mail-box!!
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