CalligraphyOttoman18th century

Wood Panel of Calligraphy

1758-1759

Classification

Calligraphy

Medium

Pigment and gold on wood

Culture

Ottoman

Period

Ottoman period

Century

18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

84.5 x 29 cm (33 1/4 x 11 7/16 in.)

Provenance

[Soustiel, Paris, May 1977], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1977, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.

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