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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 x 14 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.); Text field: 16.6 x 10.5 cm (6 9/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.15.b
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented manuscript page features rows of black Nasta'liq script on cream-colored paper speckled with gold flecks. The text is arranged in three horizontal sections within a gold and red border. The middle section contains two columns of shorter lines. A vibrant blue line of script divides segments, while a brown stain marks the top edge. The fluid, sloping calligraphy creates a rhythmic pattern across the page.

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

c. 1560

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

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