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Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): text page

c. 1560
(reigned 1556–1605)
Measurements
Overall: 20 x 14.3 cm (7 7/8 x 5 5/8 in.); Text field: 16.4 x 10.4 cm (6 7/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
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A vertically oriented cream-colored page features eleven rows of black-inked Persian calligraphy. Thin gold, blue, and red borders frame the text. A central section contains two rows divided into columns, positioned beneath a word in larger blue script. The thick calligraphic strokes are neatly arranged and marked with dots, while brown stains appear along the top. The composition emphasizes the structured layout within the delicate, multi-layered borders.

Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): text page

c. 1560

Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

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