CalligraphyOttoman19th-20th century

Calligraphic Composition with the Name 'Ali

19th-20th century

Classification

Calligraphy

Medium

Ink and gold on paper

Culture

Ottoman

Period

Ottoman period

Century

19th-20th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

23.2 x 23 cm (9 1/8 x 9 1/16 in.)

Provenance

[Christie's, London, 17 November 1976, lot 26], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1976, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.

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