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

c. 1560

Mughal India, court of Akbar

(reigned 1556–1605)
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Medium
gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Measurements
Overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.145.b
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
One side of a vertically oriented, textured tan page features thirteen lines of Nasta'liq script, a style of flowing Persian calligraphy, written in black ink. The elegant text has curved strokes with varying thicknesses, punctuated by occasional red or black dots. A narrow border of orange, black, and gold lines frames the composition. Minor staining appears near the edges, and faint script shows through from the reverse side.

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

c. 1560

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

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