ManuscriptsOttoman?19th century

Manuscript of a Religious Text in Arabic

1836

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Ink on paper

Culture

Ottoman?

Period

Ottoman period

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

folio: 18.73 x 13.65 cm (7 3/8 x 5 3/8 in.)

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