CalligraphyOttoman19th century
Verses Praising the Prophet Muhammad from the Gulistan by Sa'di, calligraphic composition
19th century
Dimensions
38 x 53 cm (14 15/16 x 20 7/8 in.)
Provenance
[Terence McInerney, New York, 12, November 1983], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1983, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.
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