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Sufi Prayer Book1615

Not on view
Open manuscript book with two facing pages of Arabic-script calligraphy in black and red ink on worn pinkish-tan paper, each page with a ruled text panel

Unknown, Sufi Prayer Book, 1615, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Indian Art Special Purpose Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Sufi Prayer Book
Place Made
India, Rajasthan, Ajmer
Date Made
1615
Medium
Black and red ink and gold
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 x 5 1/8 in. (20.32 x 13.02 cm) each; Text: 4 1/4 x 2 3/8 in. (10.8 x 6.03 cm) each; Cover: 8 1/4 x 5 5/16 in. (20.96 x 13.49 cm) each
Credit Line
Indian Art Special Purpose Fund
Accession Number
M.87.21.1-.13
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Indian Painting, vol.1. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1993.