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Page from a Manuscript of the Anwari-i Suhayli (Light of Canopus)1564-1565/A.H. 972

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Illuminated Persian manuscript page with ornate floral header in blue, red, and gold above two columns of nastaliq script, set within a gold-flecked border on a parchment page with stamped vine decoration

Unknown, Page from a Manuscript of the Anwari-i Suhayli (Light of Canopus), 1564-1565/A.H. 972, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Page from a Manuscript of the Anwari-i Suhayli (Light of Canopus)
Place Made
Uzbekistan, Bukhara
Date Made
1564-1565/A.H. 972
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
10 9/16 x 6 7/8 in. (26.9 x 17.4 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.518
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.