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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 14.2 cm (7 7/8 x 5 9/16 in.); Text field: 16.7 x 10.6 cm (6 9/16 x 4 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.17.a
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Location
Not on view
Print
A manuscript page features horizontal rows of flowing black Persian script on gold-flecked cream paper. Thin black lines divide the calligraphy into blocks, including a central section with a blue heading and two narrow columns. A red and gold border frames the text. Along the left edge, the paper is jaggedly torn and stained brown. The structured composition highlights the formal and decorative nature of the manuscript.

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

c. 1560

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

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