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Page from an Unidentified Manuscript19th or early 20th century

Not on view
Illustrated manuscript page with five robed figures in a floral landscape, two playing frame drums, with Persian or Arabic script cartouche at center
Manuscript page with two columns of Persian nastaliq script in black ink, framed by a thin green and gold border, with blue headings in thuluth script at the top of each column, on aged cream paper.

Unknown, Page from an Unidentified Manuscript, 19th or early 20th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Edwin Binney, 3rd, Collection of Turkish Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Page from an Unidentified Manuscript
Place Made
Turkey
Date Made
19th or early 20th century
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions
7 3/4 x 5 1/4 in. (19.7 x 13.3 cm)
Credit Line
The Edwin Binney, 3rd, Collection of Turkish Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Accession Number
M.85.237.67
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Denny, Walter B. Turkish Treasures from the Collection of Edward Binney, 3rd. Portland, OR: Portland Art Museum, 1979.