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Ibrahim Zivar
Levha (calligraphy intended to be framed and hung as decoration)1784-1785/A.H. 1199

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Horizontal Islamic calligraphy panel with large Arabic script in ivory and cerulean blue on a tobacco-brown ground decorated with fine floral scrollwork
Artist or Maker
Ibrahim Zivar
Title
Levha (calligraphy intended to be framed and hung as decoration)
Place Made
Turkey
Date Made
1784-1785/A.H. 1199
Period
Ottoman (1281-1924)
Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper mounted on wood
Dimensions
11 1/2 x 26 x 1/2 in. (29.21 x 66.04 x 1.27 cm)
Credit Line
The Edwin Binney, 3rd, Collection of Turkish Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Accession Number
M.85.237.94
Classification
Paintings
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.