Caption:
Yusuf being sold as a slave. Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Yusuf, haloed and seated on a small throne, being sold as a slave. Zulaykha approaches on horseback. A miniature painting from a sixteenth century manuscript of Majalis al-'Ushshaq ('The Assemblies of the Lovers'). Image taken from Majalis al-'Ushshaq of Sultan Husayn Mirza. Originally published/produced in Shiraz, Iran, 1590-1600. Source: I.O. ISLAMIC 1138, f.26v. Language: Persian.