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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 14.4 cm (7 7/8 x 5 11/16 in.); Text field: 16.5 x 10.6 cm (6 1/2 x 4 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry 1962.279.31.b
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertical manuscript page features eleven lines of black Persian calligraphy on aged tan paper, framed by a thin gold and red border. A single line of script appears in blue ink beneath the main text. The bottom section contains a grid of four rectangular cells with more writing arranged in columns. Small dark spots and light foxing are visible across the discolored paper surface.

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

c. 1560

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

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