ManuscriptsOttoman16th-17th century

Text (recto), Invocation/Prayers (verso), folio 104 from a Manuscript of a Majmu`a of Persian Texts

16th-17th century

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Ink on paper

Culture

Ottoman

Period

Ottoman period

Century

16th-17th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

22.2 x 14.3 cm (8 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.)

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