CalligraphyOttoman18th century

Calligraphic Portrait of the Prophet Muhammad

c. 1700-1712

Classification

Calligraphy

Medium

Ink, color and gold on paper

Culture

Ottoman

Period

Ottoman period

Century

18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

49.5 x 30.2 cm (19 1/2 x 11 7/8 in.)

Provenance

[Adrienne Minassian, New York, 15 September, 1982], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1982, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.

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