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Collections

Page of Calligraphy from an Album16th century

Not on view
Persian or Arabic calligraphy panel in nasta'liq script, black ink on salmon-pink paper, with large diagonal script bands divided by ruled lines and smaller text in corner triangles, within teal and slate borders

Unknown, Page of Calligraphy from an Album, 16th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Page of Calligraphy from an Album
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
16th century
Medium
Ink, gold and colors on paper
Dimensions
11 1/4 x 7 1/8 in. (28.6 x 18.1)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.520
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.