cover image: Folio from an unidentified text; Sarlawh and text

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Folio from an unidentified text; Sarlawh and text

Detached folio from an unidentified text; sarlawh and text; inscription in white, one column, six lines. Border: The text is set in red, blue, and gold rulings mounted on pink, gold-sprinkled paperboard. Cartouche: Hova Sultan al-Murad. Arthur M. Sackler Collection Variations on a Script: Islamic Calligraphy from the Vever Collection (February 18 to September 16, 1990)
india art south asians illumination henri vever collection nasta'liq script south asian and himalayan art himalayan peoples mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)
Collection
Google Cultural Institute Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Date published
17th century
Dates
Mughal dynasty
Format
Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Pages
H x W: 34.5 x 22.7 cm (13 9/16 x 8 15/16 in)
Place Discussed
India
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
S1986.355
Rights
Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/e2ed72d51e03cd7d1c7ff9e38f84cae1

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