Illustrated Manuscript of Majmu`ah (Anthology) of Persian Texts
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Illustrated Manuscript of Majmu`ah (Anthology) of Persian Texts

1573-1583

Classification
Manuscripts
Medium
Painting with text; ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Culture
Ottoman
Period
Ottoman period
Century
16th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

22.8 x 15.2 cm (9 x 6 in.)

Provenance

[Sidy, Paris 2 July 1968], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1968, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985

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