CalligraphyOttoman18th century
Calligraphic Portrait of the Prophet Muhammad
c. 1700-1712
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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