Page of text with illuminated borders

Details

• Title

  Page of text with illuminated borders

• Associated place

  Asia › Iran (place of creation)

• Date

  2nd half of the 16th century

• Material and technique

  ink, colour, and gold on paper

• Material index

  processed material › paper;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted

• Object type

  visual representation › calligraphy;

  visual representation › painting;

  communications equipment › manuscript

• Dimensions

  mount 55.5 x 40.3 cm (height x width)
  page 37.2 x 25 cm (height x width)
  calligraphy 23.6 x 14.1 cm (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.2579.b

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