ManuscriptsPersian16th and 19th century

Folio 334 from a Qur'an: Ownership Stamp and Notes (recto), Zodiac Chart (verso)

c. 1533

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Ink on paper

Culture

Persian

Century

16th and 19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

15.72 x 10.16 cm (6 3/16 x 4 in.)

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