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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 14.1 cm (7 7/8 x 5 9/16 in.); Text field: 16 x 10.2 cm (6 5/16 x 4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.194.a
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented manuscript page features fourteen horizontal lines of fluid Persian calligraphy written in black ink. The rounded text displays varying stroke thicknesses on aged, speckled paper. Two centered, indented lines break the main block. The vertical composition is enclosed by a thin rectangular frame with gold and red borders. Small red dots punctuate the text, which is neatly contained within the frame in a structured, stacked arrangement.

Tuti-Nama (Tales of a Parrot)

c. 1560

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

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