Calligraphy of a ghazal of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi (Indian, 1253–1325) (verso)

c. 1760

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Title: Calligraphy of a ghazal of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi (Indian, 1253–1325) (verso)
Date Created: c. 1760
Physical Dimensions: Overall: 25.4 x 19.7 cm (10 x 7 3/4 in.)
Provenance: Olsen Collection, Bridgeport, CT, sold to Ralph Benkaim, Ralph Benkaim [1914-2001] and Catherine Glynn Benkaim [b. 1946], Beverly Hills, CA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Type: Calligraphy
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.341.b
Medium: ink, gum tempera, and gold on paper
Inscriptions: verso: six lines of Persian poetry in nast 'aliq calligraphy
Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Culture: India, Farrukhabad, Mughal, 18th century
Credit Line: Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
Collection: Indian Art - Mughal
Accession Number: 2013.341.b

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