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Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript on poetic imagery, right-hand side of a bifolio

ManuscriptsPersian16th century

Text (recto and verso), folio from a manuscript on poetic imagery, right-hand side of a bifolio

16th century

Description

See also 1999.315.2

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Culture

Persian

Century

16th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

folio: 24.8 x 16.7 cm (9 3/4 x 6 9/16 in.)

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