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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 1962.279.256.a
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
One side of a vertically oriented cream page features twelve lines of flowing Persian script in black ink. The calligraphy displays varying thicknesses and rhythmic curves punctuated by numerous dots. A narrow gold and red border frames the composition. Two horizontal lines partition the text; the central section presents two pairs of shorter phrases positioned above three more lines. The ink shows slight tonal shifts, 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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