AlbumsMughal18th century

Album Folio with Three Specimens of Calligraphy

1780

Classification

Albums

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor and silver on paper

Culture

Mughal

Period

Mughal period

Century

18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

45.9 x 61.4 cm (18 1/16 x 24 3/16 in.)

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