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Page of Calligraphy from an Album17th century

Not on view
Manuscript page with Persian or Arabic calligraphy in Nasta'liq script, alternating horizontal and diagonal text bands within a ruled frame, surrounded by a dense scrolling vine border on gray ground
Layered album pages with decorated borders: outermost dark border with gold floral scrollwork, middle pages with salmon-pink ground scattered with dark floral and crescent motifs, Persian calligraphy in black at left, and a plain cream-colored sheet on top.
Title
Page of Calligraphy from an Album
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
17th century
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions
12 3/8 x 8 in. (31.5 x 20.3 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.539
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic