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Collections

Panel with Six Lines of Islamic Prayers in Nasta'liq Script16th century

Not on view
Vertical calligraphic panel with bold Arabic script in diagonal bands across a gold ground densely patterned with tiny polychrome flowers, framed in teal green

Unknown, Panel with Six Lines of Islamic Prayers in Nasta'liq Script, 16th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Panel with Six Lines of Islamic Prayers in Nasta'liq Script
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
16th century
Medium
Ink, colors and gold on paper
Dimensions
13 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (34.9 x 19.0 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.541
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed. Islamic Art: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection. Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 1973.