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Page from a manuscript of Persian poetry
Persian
16th century
Object Place: Iran
Medium/Technique
Ink, color, and gold on paper
Dimensions
Height x width: 23.3 × 14.3 cm (9 3/16 × 5 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number22.800
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsIslamic Art, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts
DescriptionDouble-sided page of nastliq calligraphy originally from a manuscript with border illuminated with flowers and vines in gold on both sides. Up to 13 lines of poetry in Persian on both page in two columns ruled with gold, blue and green.
Provenance1922, gift to the MFA from Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853 - d. 1935), Cambridge, MA. (Accession Date: December 7,1922)