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Tuti-Nama (Tales of a Parrot)

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: 16.1 x 10 cm (6 5/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.193.b
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented page of aged, tan paper features horizontal rows of flowing black Nasta'liq script. Enclosed by thin red and black borders, the central text is framed by a thicker gold band. The script exhibits sweeping horizontal strokes and varying ink density. In the lower third, the text divides into two distinct columns. Irregular brown mottling and faint stains permeate the surface, highlighting the weathered texture of the antique manuscript.

Tuti-Nama (Tales of a Parrot)

c. 1560

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

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