ManuscriptsPersian16th and 19th century

Folio 332 from a Qur'an: Zodiac Text and Ownership Stamps (recto)

c. 1533

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

ink on paper

Culture

Persian

Century

16th and 19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

15.72 x 10.16 cm (6 3/16 x 4 in.)

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